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Yate

Stratovolcano · Chile · 2187m

Volcán Yate is an upper Pleistocene, glacially dissected stratovolcano with Holocene parasitic vents. Little is known of the eruptive history of this isolated volcano, which is located SW of the mouth of the Puelo River on the Relancaví strait, NNE of neighboring Hornopirén volcano.
Volcán Yate is an upper Pleistocene, glacially dissected stratovolcano with Holocene parasitic vents. Little is known of the eruptive history of this isolated volcano, which is located SW of the mouth of the Puelo River on the Relancaví strait, NNE of neighboring Hornopirén volcano. · Photo: Photo by John Davidson, University of Michigan (courtesy of Hugo Moreno, University of Chile). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Chile
Region
South America Volcanic Regions / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2187m
Coordinates
-41.755, -72.396
Last eruption
1090
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Yate volcano is a late Pleistocene, glacially dissected basaltic andesite stratovolcano with Holocene flank vents. One of these flank vents is labeled Volcán Yate on the Volcán Hornopirén 1:50,000 quadrangle map. This isolated feature, NNE of Volcán Hornopirén and S of the Relancaví strait, shows evidence of Holocene eruptions. Elongated, it contains six eruptive centers localized along a NW-trending fissure ~7.5 km long. The most recent activity originated from basaltic andesite pyroclastic cones on the NW and W flanks. No reported eruptions are known, although the fresh morphology of its flank cones suggests recent activity (González-Ferrán, 1995). A non-eruptive landslide in 1965 produced a debris flow that reached Lake Cabrera, causing a tsunami that destroyed a settlement and caused 27 fatalities.

From Wikipedia

Yate Volcano is a large, glaciated stratovolcano located in the southern Andes, in the Los Lagos Region of Chile, south of the Reloncaví Estuary. Yate lies on the major regional Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone, and is located 10 km north-east of the smaller Hornopiren volcano. The last known eruption occurred in 1090 CE. There are no historical records of recent volcanic activity, but there is strategic evidence of smaller eruptions sometime in the Holocene. The volcano is named after Juan Yates, also known as John Yates, a settler of Puerto Americano who played a significant role in the exploration and colonisation of Patagonia.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1090~1090 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?10901090109110911091

Detailed timeline

  1. 1090 (±60 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1090 – Ongoing
    SE flank

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