Eruption of Corcovado
4920 BCE · 43.19° S, 72.79° W
Corcovado Volcano is a stratovolcano located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the mouth of the Yelcho River, in the Palena Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The glacially eroded volcano is flanked by Holocene cinder cones. The volcano's base has likely prehistoric lava flows that are densely vegetated.
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What the records say
- When
- 4920 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 43.19° S, 72.79° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Unit
- COR3 tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 358050
- Eruption number
- 12303
Corcovado Volcano
Mountain in Chile
Corcovado Volcano is a stratovolcano located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the mouth of the Yelcho River, in the Palena Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The glacially eroded volcano is flanked by Holocene cinder cones. The volcano's base has likely prehistoric lava flows that are densely vegetated. The most distinctive feature of this volcano is its stepped top, similar to that of Puntiagudo Volcano.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page