Michinmahuida

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
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

  1. ^ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37323
Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)
Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S)
Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)
Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south