Puntiagudo Volcano

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Puntiagudo Volcano is a sharply pointed, glacier-clad stratovolcano in southern Chile’s Andes, noted for its distinctive spire-like summit.

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Puntiagudo Volcano canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated volcano
stratovolcano
category Glaciated volcanoes
Stratovolcanoes of Chile
Volcanoes of Los Lagos Region
climbingDifficulty technical mountaineering required
composition andesitic to basaltic-andesitic lavas
continent South America
country Chile
coveredBy permanent snow and ice
elevation 2493 m
8179 ft
eruptiveProducts lava flows
pyroclastic deposits
eruptiveStyle explosive
geologicalAge Quaternary
geologicalSetting subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
hasGlaciers yes
hasPhotoSubject iconic pointed profile visible from surrounding lakes
hasSummitIceCap yes
hazardType lahars
potential explosive eruptions
pyroclastic flows
isClimbingDestination yes
isPartOf Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
languageOfToponym Spanish
lastEruption historical activity reported in 19th–20th centuries (poorly documented)
locatedIn Andes
Los Lagos Region
Southern Chile
linked to: southern Chile
locatedOn South American Plate
mountainRange Andes
nameMeaning sharp-pointed (in Spanish)
near Calbuco Volcano
Osorno Volcano
Rupanco Lake
Todos los Santos Lake
notableFor distinctive sharply pointed summit
prominence approximately 1293 m
region Los Lagos
relativeLocation north of Osorno Volcano
northeast of Puerto Varas
summitShape sharp spire-like peak
volcanicArcBelt Andean Volcanic Belt
volcanicZone Southern Volcanic Zone
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Llanquihue Lake hasNearbyVolcano Puntiagudo Volcano
Todos los Santos Lake surroundedBy Puntiagudo Volcano
Lake Todos los Santos hasNearbyVolcano Puntiagudo Volcano