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John Seach, Volcano Live, Volcanoes of Peru, Retrieved December 27, 2007; Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, "List of volcanoes in Peru". Peakware.com.
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]
The volcanic arc has formed due to subduction of the Nazca plate under western South America along the Peru–Chile Trench. To the south, the CVZ is limited by the Pampean flat-slab segment or Norte Chico flat-slab segment, a region devoid of volcanism due to a lower subduction angle caused by the subduction of Juan Fernández Ridge.
Pages in category "Volcanoes of Peru" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 ...
Peru's Sabancaya volcano rumbled back to life on Monday, spewing ash and smoke some 11,500 feet into the sky.
Category: Volcanoes of South America by country. 4 languages. ... Volcanoes of Peru (1 C, 23 P) This page was last edited on 7 December 2023, at 12:00 (UTC). ...