Cerro Ascotán

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Country Chile
Volcanic Region Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Landform | Volc Type Composite | Stratovolcano
Last Known Eruption Pleistocene
Coordinates 21.68°S, 68.12°W
Elevation 5,473 m (17,956 ft)
Volcano Number 355826
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General Information

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Cerro Ascotán. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Cerro Ascotán page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Synonyms and Subfeatures

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Cerro Ascotán in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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