Volcán Copahue

Chile / Bio Bio / Mulchen /
 mountain, volcano
Copahue is a stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile. There are nine volcanic craters along a 2 km (1.2 mi) line, and the eastern summit crater contains a briny, acidic 300 m (1000 ft) wide crater lake. Twentieth-century eruptions from the crater lake have ejected pyroclastic rocks and chilled liquid sulfur fragments.

Elevation 2,997 m
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 2000
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copahue
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Coordinates:   37°51'23"S   71°10'34"W

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  • as of January 8th, 2014 threats of eruption forced the evacuation of a 2-3 kilometer radius around the volcano for at least 48 hours. If activity increases more extensive forced evacuations will be required.
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