Earth:Cerro Volcánico

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Short description: Mountain in Argentina
Cerro Volcánico
Highest point
Elevation1,930 m (6,330 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 41°19′S 71°50′W / 41.317°S 71.833°W / -41.317; -71.833
Geography
LocationArgentina
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Age of rockHolocene ?
Mountain typeCinder cone
Last eruption70,000–14,000 yrs ago

Cerro Volcánico (also known as Fonck) is a cinder cone in Argentina , located southeast of the massive stratovolcano of Tronador. The cone produced a single andesite lava flow, which has been bracketed in age between 70,000 and 14,000 years ago.

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See also

  • List of volcanoes in Argentina
  • El Bolsón, Río Negro
  • El Bolsón Airport