World / Chile / Araucania / Vilcun, 64 km from center Coordinates: 38°22'55"S   71°35'18"W

Lonquimay Volcano

Lonquimay Volcano



Lonquimay Volcano is a stratovolcano of late-Pleistocene to dominantly Holocene age, with the shape of a truncated cone. It is located in the Araucanía Region of Chile, immediately SE of Tolhuaca volcano. Sierra Nevada and Llaima are their neighbors to the south. The snow-capped volcano lies within the protected area Malalcahuello-Nalcas.

Elevation: 2,865 metres (9,399 feet)
Type: Stratovolcano
Last eruption: 1990
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