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What caused the Puyehue volcano to erupt in 2011?
A new study by Camila Novoa and colleagues published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters suggests that the 2011-12 eruption of Puyehue-Cordon Caulle in Chile may have had an earthquake trigger.
Where is the Puyehue volcano located?
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle | |
Location | Lago Ranco, Río Bueno and Puyehue communes, Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Complex volcano |
When did Puyehue-Cordon Caulle last erupt?
2012
Chile's Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano erupted on June 4, 2011, and continued until April 2012. The effects of the eruption continue to be felt in the region.
What was the worst volcano in the world?
Eruption | Year | Casualties |
Tambora, Indonesia | 1815 | 92,0001,2 |
Unzendake, Japan | 1792 | 15,0001 (14,030)2 |
Lakagigar (Laki), Iceland | 1783 | 9,0001 (9,350)2 |
Kelut, Indonesia | 1586 | 10,0001 |
Composite image of volcanic ash from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle as detected by satellites between 1937 on 4 June and 1551 on 6 June 2011. The 4-km resolution data ...
Puyehue and Cordón Caulle /kɔːrˈdoʊn ˈkaʊjeɪ/ are two coalesced volcanic edifices that form a major mountain massif in Puyehue National Park in the Andes of ...
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An exhilarating hiking trail to the top of the Puyehue Volcano, an active stratovolcano-type volcano with amazing views of the Andes Mountains from the summit.
Jun 6, 2011 · On Saturday, a volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain of south-central Chile erupted after lying dormant for more than 50 years.
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A classic of the Southern Chile volcanoes. Recommended both for the first mountain experiences and for those looking for good ski lines in winter.
The flat-topped, 2236-m-high volcano was constructed above a 5-km-wide caldera and is capped by a 2.4-km-wide Holocene summit caldera. Lava flows and domes of ...
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle. A plume of fine ash from Chile's Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano stretches more than 100 kilometers across Chile and the Pacific Ocean ...
It is an active volcano of the stratovolcano type and collapsed cone, 2240 m. ... Puyehue offers one of the most complete and accessible volcanic experiences in ...
Puyehue ; Spanish pronunciation: and Cordón Caulle are two coalesced volcanic edifices that form a major mountain massif in Puyehue National Park in the Andes ...
On 4 June 2011, the volcanic complex Puyehue–Cordon Caulle located in the Chilean Andes erupted, producing a plume of gases and particles that eventually ...