Tinguiririca Volcano

Tinguiririca Volcano is a massive and active stratovolcano located in Chile's VI Region (O'Higgins) and near the Argentinian border. Constant fumarolic activity occurs within and on the NW wall of its summit crater and hot springs and fumaroles can also be seen on the western flanks, as illustrated by the image on the right. It was near this volcano that the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in 1972 with its survivors lost for seventy-two days.

Tinguiririca Volcano
The Tinguiririca volcano seen from the Tinguiririca river valley. The fumarole from its summit crater can be clearly seen.
Highest point
Elevation4,280 m (14,040 ft)
Coordinates34°48′49″S 70°21′07″W 
Geography
LocationChile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption1917

See also

References
  • "Tinguiririca". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.


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