Ubinas volcano

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Ubinas volcano is an active stratovolcano in southern Peru known for its frequent eruptions and status as one of the country's most hazardous volcanoes.

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Ubinas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
activity ash emissions
frequent explosive eruptions
gas emissions
administrativeDivision General Sánchez Cerro Province
age Quaternary
belongsToVolcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
surface form: Peru–Chile volcanic arc
climateImpact ash plumes occasionally affecting air traffic in southern Peru
composition andesitic to dacitic lavas
country Peru
elevation 5672 m
about 18609 ft
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
eruptiveHistory historical eruptions recorded since at least the 16th century
gasEmissionType sulfur dioxide-rich fumaroles
geologicalSetting subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
hasCalderaOrCraterLake occasionally hosts a small acidic crater lake
hasCrater summit crater about 1.4 km wide
hazard ashfall affecting nearby communities
gas pollution
lahars
pyroclastic flows
hazardStatus one of the most hazardous volcanoes in Peru
impact damage to agriculture and livestock from ash
periodic evacuations of local population
lastEruptionPeriod 21st century
latitude approximately 16.36°S
locatedIn Moquegua Region
southern Peru
longitude approximately 70.90°W
monitoringAgency Instituto Geofísico del Perú
mountainRange Andes
namedAfter nearby Ubinas district
nearProtectedArea Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve
surface form: Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve
nearSettlement Arequipa
surface form: Arequipa city (regional urban center)

Ubinas town
notableEruption 2006 eruption
2013–2014 eruption
2016–2017 eruption
2019 eruption
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
riskLevel high risk volcano in Peru
summitFeature steep-sided cone with deep summit crater
volcanicExplosivityIndexRange VEI 2–3 for typical eruptions
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Andean Volcanic Belt contains Ubinas volcano
this entity surface form: Ubinas