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Melimoyu Volcano | John Seach
Chile
44.08 S, 72.88 W
summit elevation 2400 m
Stratovolcano
Melimoyu volcano is located in southern Chile, 135 km south of Chaiten. The volcano contains an 8 km wide ice-filled caldera, and a 1 km wide summit crater.
Two explosive eruptions have been identified at Melimoyu volcano from tephra layers.
Further reading
Geoffroy Gómez, C.A., 2017. Eruptive parameters and pre-eruptive processes for late holocene activity centred at Melimoyu Volcano, Southern Chile (44° 05'S).
Melimoyu Volcano Eruptions
200 AD ± 75, 820 BC ± 100