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Volcán Corcovado

Corcovado

Estratovolcán · Chile · 1826 m

The dramatic summit spire of Volcán Corcovado is seen here in an aerial view from the south. Two of a string of lakes on its eastern side appear in the background. Corcovado, probably of late-Pleistocene age, is eroded by glaciers and surrounded by Holocene cinder cones. Eruptions were reported in historical time from these flank cones. Darwin observed activity from the Corcovado area in 1834, and an eruption was reported to have occurred in November 1835.
The dramatic summit spire of Volcán Corcovado is seen here in an aerial view from the south. Two of a string of lakes on its eastern side appear in the background. Corcovado, probably of late-Pleistocene age, is eroded by glaciers and surrounded by Holocene cinder cones. Eruptions were reported in historical time from these flank cones. Darwin observed activity from the Corcovado area in 1834, and an eruption was reported to have occurred in November 1835. · Foto: Photo by Oscar González-Ferrán (University of Chile). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Chile
Región
South America Volcanic Regions / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitud
1826 m
Coordenadas
-43.189, -72.794
Última erupción
-4920
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

Little is known of this isolated volcano that was seen in eruption by Darwin in 1834, and an eruption was reported to have occurred in November 1835. Corcovado, probably of late-Pleistocene age, is eroded by glaciers and surrounded by Holocene cinder cones. A series of lakes flank the eastern side of the basaltic to basaltic andesite structure. Eruptions in historical time were considered likely from these postglacial volcanoes (Moreno 1985, pers. comm.).

Resumen de Wikipedia

Volcán Corcovado o Puntudo del tipo estratovolcán, de 2300 m s. n. m., localizado al sur de Chile, dominando el paisaje del golfo de Corcovado, a unos 25 km al sur de la desembocadura del río Yelcho y a unos 50 km al norte de la desembocadura del río Tic Toc. Se encuentra cirscuncrito administrativamente a la Región de Los Lagos, Provincia de Palena, Comuna de Chaitén. Su ubicación geográfica es latitud 43º11`Sur y longitud 72º47`W.

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Historial de erupciones

Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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6640 BCE~6357 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?6075 BCE~5792 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?4945 BCE~4662 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?1553~1835 · 2 erupciones · VEI máx. 26640 BCE4662 BCE2402 BCE425 BCE1553

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 1835VEI 2Estimación geológica
    1835-11-11 – En curso
  2. 1834VEI 2Estimación geológica
    1834-11 – En curso
  3. 4920 a. C. (±100 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica
    BCE 4920 – En curso
  4. 6030 a. C. (±100 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica
    BCE 6030 – En curso
  5. 6640 a. C. (±770 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica
    BCE 6640 – En curso

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