Caldera del Atuel

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The Caldera del Atuel is a volcano in Argentina and is located immediately east of the Chilean border. In the 30 x 45 km caldera measuring the headwaters of the Rio del Atuel is. On the spacious floor of the caldera dacitic lava domes are 15 and 25 basaltic andesitic - cinder cone. The lava flows cover an area of ​​200 square kilometers. There are no confirmed reports or data on previous outbreaks exist.

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  • Caldera del Atuel in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
  • Mountain in South America
  • Mountain in Argentina
  • Five thousand
  • Caldera
  • Mountain in the Andes
  • Province of Mendoza
Basaltic andesite
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