Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos

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Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos
Elevation 2,493 metres (8,179 feet)
Location Chile
Range Andes
Coordinates 40°58′10″S, 72°15′50″W
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1850

Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos is a volcanic chain located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It lies between Rupanco Lake and Todos los Santos Lake. Puntiagudo Volcano is a stratovolcano with a prominent 2,493 m high sharp-pointed summit that results from glacial dissection and gets its name from this feature.

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  • Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/

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