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Antuco (volcano)

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Location
  
Chile

Volcanic arc/belt
  
South Volcanic Zone

Last eruption
  
1869

Mountain range
  
Andes

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Elevation
  
2,979 m

First ascent
  
1829

Parent range
  
Andes

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Similar
  
Sierra Velluda, Descabezado Grande, Callaqui, Tupungatito, Lonquimay

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

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Map of Antuco, Biob%C3%ADo, Chile

24th-30th 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 gasses and steam had emerged from Antuco.

In literature

  • The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
  • Les Enfants du capitaine Grant by Jules Verne

    • References

    Antuco (volcano) Wikipedia
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