Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Mentolat
5010 BCE · 44.69° S, 73.08° W
Mentolat is an ice-filled, 6 km (4 mi) wide caldera in the central portion of Magdalena Island, Aisén Province, Chilean Patagonia. This caldera sits on top of a stratovolcano which has generated lava flows and pyroclastic flows. The caldera is filled with a glacier.
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What the records say
- When
- 5010 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 44.69° S, 73.08° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 60 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 358054
- Eruption number
- 12280
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