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Cordon del Azufre

Chile-Argentina

Last Update1 year ago
Elevation
5481 m
Coordinates
-25.3360, -68.5210
Status
Unknown
Level 0
Volcano Cordon del Azufre
Type
Complex

About Cordon del Azufre

Cordón del Azufre is a small volcanic complex straddling the Chile-Argentina border. The complex consists of a cluster of lava flows from vents on the NE side, wholly within Argentina, and a 5-km-long chain of vents along the border with Chile. An older andesitic-dacitic edifice with a 1.3-km-wide crater was mostly covered by younger Holocene andesitic lava flows. The youngest cone, 300-m-high Volcán la Moyra, was the source of fresh-looking blocky andesitic lava flows that descended 6 km into Chile and 3 km into Argentina.

Volcano Status Guide

5
Danger
4
Eruption
3
Minor
2
Unrest
1
Normal