Huaynaputina

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Huaynaputina is a large stratovolcano in southern Peru known for its catastrophic 1600 eruption, one of the most powerful in South American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcano
ashFallAffected Arequipa
Bolivia
Lake Titicaca region
Moquegua
Tacna
northern Chile
continent South America
country Peru
eruptionCentury 17th century
eruptionEndDate 1600-03-05
eruptionProducts ash fall
ignimbrites
pyroclastic flows
eruptionStartDate 1600-02-19
eruptionType explosive eruption
eruptiveStyle Plinian
ultra-Plinian
globalClimaticImpact Northern Hemisphere cooling in early 17th century
crop failures in Russia
famine in Russia 1601–1603
hasEruption 1600 Huaynaputina eruption
linked to: Huaynaputina
hazardType ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
knownFor catastrophic 1600 eruption
one of the most powerful eruptions in South American history
languageOfName Quechua
lastEruption 1600
locatedIn Andes
Moquegua Region
southern Peru
locatedOn South American Plate
monitoringAgency Instituto Geofísico del Perú
Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico of Peru
nameMeaning new volcano
nearbyCity Arequipa
Moquegua
overridingPlate South American Plate
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
region Central Andes
status active volcano
subductingPlate Nazca Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
VEI 6
volcanicArcOrBelt Andean Volcanic Belt
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Northern Volcanic Zone hasVolcano Huaynaputina
Moquegua Region hasVolcano Huaynaputina volcano
linked to: Huaynaputina
Huaynaputina hasEruption 1600 Huaynaputina eruption
linked to: Huaynaputina