Fueguino

Fueguino
Fueguino is located in Chile
Fueguino
Fueguino
Location of Fueguino in Chile
Highest point
Prominence150 m (490 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates54°57′S 70°15′W / 54.95°S 70.25°W / -54.95; -70.25[1]
Geography
LocationCook, Londonderry Island
Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes
 Chile
Parent rangeTierra del Fuego
Geology
Rock ageMiocene-Holocene
Mountain typeVolcanic field
Volcanic beltAustral Volcanic Zone
Last eruption1926

Fueguino is a volcanic field in Chile. The southernmost volcano in the Andes, it lies on Tierra del Fuego's Cook Island and also extends over nearby Londonderry Island. The field is formed by lava domes, pyroclastic cones, and a crater lake.

Volcanic activity at Fueguino is part of the Austral Volcanic Zone, which is formed by the subduction of the Antarctic Plate beneath the South America Plate. The subducting plate has not reached a depth sufficient for proper volcanic arc volcanism, however.

The field bears no trace of glacial erosion on its volcanoes, and reports exist of volcanic activity in 1712, 1820 and 1926.

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