Lascar volcano

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Lascar volcano is an active stratovolcano in northern Chile known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.

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Lascar volcano canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
1993EruptionVEI 4
access from San Pedro de Atacama
classification potentially dangerous volcano
country Chile
elevation 5592 m
about 18344 ft
eruptionHistory Holocene eruptions
eruptionStyle Plinian
Vulcanian
sub-Plinian
geologicAge Pleistocene to Holocene
hasActivity intermittent explosive eruptions
persistent fumarolic activity
hasCrater eastern crater
western crater
hasFeature central crater complex
lava domes
multiple overlapping craters
pyroclastic deposits
hazard ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
knownFor frequent eruptions
prominent ash plumes
lastEruption 2022
locatedIn Antofagasta Region
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
northern Chile
locatedOnContinent South America
monitoringAgency SERNAGEOMIN
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile
mountainRange Andes
near Atacama Desert
San Pedro de Atacama
notableEruption 1993 Plinian eruption
April 1993 eruption
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
surface form: Central Andean volcanic chain
regionCode Antofagasta Region
surface form: II Region of Antofagasta
rockType andesite
dacite
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate
South American Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
tourism popular mountaineering destination
volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
surface form: Central Volcanic Zone
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

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Andean Volcanic Belt contains Lascar volcano