Tupungatito

Also known as Volcan Tupungatito

Volcán Tupungatito is the northernmost historically active stratovolcano of the southern Andes. Part of the Chilean Andes' volcanic segment, it is the northernmost member of the Southern Volcanic Zone (SVZ), which is one of several distinct volcanic belts in the Andes. Over 70 Pleistocene or Holocene age volcanoes make up this volcanic belt, which on average has one eruption per year.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Tupungatito Volcano
Mountain.photo: Tupungato tupungatito volcanoes areal chile argentina.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Tupungatito is a pyroclastic cone and a series of volcanic craters on the front rim of the "Nevado Sin Nombre" caldera; the flat, circular area at the center of this image to the right of the Tupungato volcano.
Mountain.location: Argentina-Chile
Mountain.range: Principal Cordillera, Andes
Mountain.type: Stratovolcano
Mountain.volcanic_zone: South Volcanic Zone
Mountain.last_eruption: 1987

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Name and history
Geography and geomorphology
Glaciers and hydrology
Geology
Regional
Local
Composition
Climate
Eruption history
Historical activity
Present-day status and threats
See also
Notes
References
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Tupungatito lies in proximity to the border between Argentina and Chile, 50 miles east of the Chilean capital Santiago. It is a group of volcanic craters and a pyroclastic cone associated with a wide caldera, and lies just southwest of the Tupungato volcano. The caldera is filled with ice, and glaciers on the volcano are important sources of water for the Rio Maipo river and Santiago.

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