Volcanic eruption
See 2320 BCE on the mapEruption of Monte Burney
2320 BCE · 52.33° S, 73.40° W
Monte Burney is a volcano in southern Chile, part of its Austral Volcanic Zone which consists of six volcanoes with activity during the Quaternary. This volcanism is linked to the subduction of the Antarctic Plate beneath the South America Plate and the Scotia Plate.
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What the records say
- When
- 2320 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 52.33° S, 73.40° W
- Vei
- 5
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Unit
- MB2 tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 358070
- Eruption number
- 12326
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