Melimoyu
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| Melimoyu | |
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 Oblique view of Melimoyu from the International Space Station |
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| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,874 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 44°05′0″S 72°53′0″W / 44.083333°S 72.883333°W |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 200 AD ± 75 years |
Melimoyu is a stratovolcano with an 8-km-wide, largely buried caldera located about 40 km NW of the town of Puerto Puyuhuapi, in the Aisén Region of Chile. It lies near the northern entrance of the Moraleda Channel.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/).
- Global Volcanism Program entry
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