Tupungatito volcano

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Tupungatito volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Andes on the Chile–Argentina border, known for frequent small eruptions and its role in the Andean volcanic arc.

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Tupungatito 0
Tupungato volcano 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
activityStatus active
belongsTo Pacific Ring of Fire
climateZone high Andean climate
country Argentina
Chile
eruptionFrequency frequent small eruptions
eruptionProducts lava flows
pyroclastic material
tephra
volcanic ash
eruptionStyle Strombolian eruptions
Vulcanian eruptions
explosive eruptions
formationProcess subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
geologicalAge Quaternary period
surface form: Quaternary
hasFeature lava domes
pyroclastic deposits
summit crater complex
hazardType ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
isPartOf Andean orogeny
lastEruption 20th century
locatedIn Andes
surface form: Central Andes
locatedNear Tupungatito volcano self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tupungato volcano
locatedOn Argentina–Chile border
surface form: Chile–Argentina border
magmaType andesitic magma
basaltic-andesitic magma
monitoringAgency SERNAGEOMIN
mountainRange Andes
nameLanguage Spanish
nameMeaning Tupungatito
surface form: Little Tupungato
nearbyFeature Aconcagua Valley
surface form: Aconcagua region

Maipo River
surface form: Maipo River basin
partOf Andean Volcanic Belt
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
region central Chile
surface form: Central Chile

Mendoza Province
surface form: Mendoza Province, Argentina
riskCategory potentially hazardous volcano
surfaceFeature glaciated areas
snow-covered summit
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate
South American Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
volcanicArc Andean Volcanic Belt
surface form: Andean volcanic arc
volcanoType compound stratovolcano

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Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes contains Tupungatito volcano
Tupungatito volcano locatedNear Tupungatito volcano self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Tupungatito
this entity surface form: Tupungato volcano