Volcanic eruption
See 1962 on the mapEruption of Planchon-Peteroa
Jan 1962 · 35.22° S, 70.57° W
Planchón-Peteroa is a complex volcano extending in a north–south direction along the border between Argentina and Chile. It consists of volcanoes of various ages with several overlapping calderas. Those include Volcán Planchón, Volcán Peteroa and Volcán Azufre.
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What the records say
- When
- Jan 1962
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 35.22° S, 70.57° W
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Peteroa
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 357040
- Eruption number
- 11943
Nearby in time and place
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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