Antuco (volcano)

Antuco
Antuco
Highest point
Elevation	2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Coordinates	37°24′21″S 71°20′57″W / 37.40583°S 71.34917°W
Geography
	Antuco Location of Antuco; in Chile
Location	Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	South Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	1869
Climbing
First ascent	1829 by Eduard Poeppig

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

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]

24–30 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

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

"Antuco". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

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.