Reclus (volcano)

Reclus

Amalia Glacier with Reclus behind
Highest point
Elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Coordinates 50°57′50″S 73°35′05″W / 50.96389°S 73.58472°W / -50.96389; -73.58472
Geography
Location Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Cinder cone
Last eruption 1908 ± 1 year

Reclus is a volcano located in Southern Patagonia Ice Field, Chile. It has a crater with a diameter around 1 km and is being shaped by glacial erosion caused by Amalia Glacier. The volcano had been mistaken for Cerro Mano del Diablo (Devil's Hand Mountain) until 1987, when it was determined its true location.[1] The volcano is a dacitic cone and has a 1 km wide crater. It is eroded by the Amalia glacier and its last eruptive activity was 1908.[2]

See also

References

  1. Stern, Charles R (December 2004). "Active Andean volcanism: its geologic and tectonic setting". Rev. geol. Chile. [online] 31 (2): 161–206. doi:10.4067/S0716-02082004000200001. ISSN 0716-0208. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  2. Laura Perucca; Patricia Alvarado; Mauro Saez (January 2015). "Neotectonics and seismicity in southern Patagonia". Geological Journal. doi:10.1002/gj.2649. (subscription required (help)).


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