Viedma volcano

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Viedma volcano is a largely ice-covered stratovolcano in the southern Andes of Patagonia, known for its remote location and association with the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

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Viedma volcano canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
subglacial volcano ⓘ
access primarily by glacier travel and mountaineering routes ⓘ
age Quaternary ⓘ
associatedWith Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
composition andesitic to dacitic lavas ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
coveredBy Southern Patagonian Ice Field outlet glaciers ⓘ
ice ⓘ
discoveryMethod field observations and aerial surveys ⓘ
elevation approximately 1500–2000 metres above sea level ⓘ
environment glaciated high-mountain environment ⓘ
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions ⓘ
phreatomagmatic activity ⓘ
hasEruptiveEvidence historical reports of ashfall in Patagonia ⓘ
tephra layers in surrounding ice and sediments ⓘ
hasFeature glacial erosion landforms ⓘ
ice-covered summit area ⓘ
subglacial vents ⓘ
hasMorphology eroded stratovolcano edifice ⓘ
ice-filled craters and depressions ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
glacial outburst floods ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
knownFor difficult access ⓘ
poorly documented eruptive history ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
locatedIn Argentina ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
border region of Chile and Argentina ⓘ
southern Andes ⓘ
linked to: Southern Andes
monitoredBy Argentine geological and volcanic institutions ⓘ
Chilean geological and volcanic institutions ⓘ
namedAfter Viedma Glacier ⓘ
near Lago Viedma ⓘ
linked to: Lake Viedma

Southern Patagonian Ice Field eastern margin ⓘ
Viedma Glacier ⓘ
partOf Andes mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Andes

Patagonian Andes volcanic province ⓘ
region Santa Cruz Province ⓘ
researchInterest subglacial volcanism ⓘ
volcano–ice interactions ⓘ
status potentially active ⓘ
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate ⓘ
volcanicArc Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ

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