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Huaynaputina (/ ˌ w aɪ n ə p ʊ ˈ t iː n ə / WY-nə-puu-TEE-nə; Spanish: [wajnapuˈtina]) is a volcano in a volcanic high plateau in southern Peru.Lying in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American Plate.
Ubinas is the most active volcano in Peru and one of the most active in the Central Volcanic Zone; [79] as of 2023 at least 27 explosive [80] eruptions have occurred since the 16th century [1] at an average rate of one eruption every twenty to thirty-three years. [78]
Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, "List of volcanoes in Peru". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04., Retrieved December 27, 2007
Peru's government declared a 60-day state of emergency for several southern towns on Wednesday as the country's most active volcano spews ash and gas. Ash from the Ubinas volcano in the Moquegua ...
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru will declare emergency status in the area around the Ubinas volcano in the southern region of Moquegua, the prime minister said on Monday, as the country's most active ...
Images broadcasted on local television showed people walking with water up to their knees in the city of Pisco, in southern Peru. Vehicles were also trapped in the flooded streets.Despite many ...
Small volcanoes such as these of the Andagua volcanic field are a subordinate part of the Peruvian Central Volcanic Zone; most volcanoes are large [4] and among these is Sabancaya with historical activity, El Misti with solfataric activity, Coropuna, which is the highest volcano in Peru and features Holocene activity, [1] Firura and Solimana ...
Ticsani is a volcano in Peru northwest of Moquegua and consists of two volcanoes ("Old Ticsani" and "Modern Ticsani") that form a complex. "Old Ticsani" is a compound volcano that underwent a large collapse in the past and shed 15–30 cubic kilometres (3.6–7.2 cu mi) of mass down the Rio Tambo valley.