What the records say
- When
- 29 May 1990
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Peru
- Coordinates
- 15.52° S, 72.65° W
- Vei
- 3
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Coropuna
Volcano in Peru
Coropuna is a dormant volcano located in the Andes mountains of southeast-central Peru. The upper reaches of the compound volcano consist of several perennially snowbound conical summits, lending it the name Nevado Coropuna in Spanish. The complex extends over an area of 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi) and its highest summit reaches an altitude of 6,377 metres (20,922 ft) above sea level.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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