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Michinmahuida
The volcano is visible in the center of this image, right behind the ash column of the Chaitén volcano in eruption.Elevation 2,404 m (7,887 ft) Location Location Chile Range Andes Coordinates 42°47′35″S 72°26′19″W / 42.79306°S 72.43861°W Geology Type Stratovolcano Last eruption 1835 Michinmahuida (alternate spellings Minchinmávida or Michimahuida) is a glaciated stratovolcano located in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It lies about 15 km east of Chaitén volcano, and was extensively covered in ash during the 2008 eruption of Chaitén[1]. The stratovolcano lies above the regional Liquine-Ofqui Fault zone, and the ice-covered massif towers over the south portion of Pumalín Park
See also
References
- "Minchinmávida". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1508-04=.
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