Antuco (volcano)

Antuco Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Bío Bío Region of Chile, near Sierra Velluda and on the shore of Laguna del Laja.

Antuco
Highest point
Elevation2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Coordinates37°24′21″S 71°20′57″W
Geography
Antuco is located in Chile
Antuco
Antuco
Location of Antuco
in Chile
LocationChile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltSouth Volcanic Zone
Last eruption1869
Climbing
First ascent1829 by Eduard Poeppig
Antuco volcano and the Laja lake seen from west in winter

Eruptions

The first registered eruption occurred in 1624 but it is known that the volcano experienced some activity in the 16th century.[1] The 1624 eruption was strombolian forming a lava flow and resulting in the ejection of pyroclasts.[1] Beginning with this eruption many more were recorded as the volcano lies near an Andean mountain pass transited by the Spanish.[1]

2430 April 2013

In April 2013, there were reported signs of activity sighted by nearby inhabitants - a pilot even reported ash spewing from the volcano. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, investigated and determined that only trace gases and steam had emerged from Antuco.[2]

In literature

References

  1. Petit-Breuilh 2004, p. 105.
  2. "Pronósticos de dispersión de Ceniza Volcánica". smn.gov.ar/vaac/buenosaires. VAAC. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

Bibliography

  • Petit-Breuilh Sepúlveda, María Eugenia (2004). La historia eruptiva de los volcanes hispanoamericanos (Siglos XVI al XX): El modelo chileno (in Spanish). Huelva, Spain: Casa de los volcanes. ISBN 84-95938-32-4.


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