Melimoyu
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Melimoyu is a stratovolcano (Mapudungun meli="four";[4] the name means "four breasts".[5]) in Chile. It is an elongated volcanic complex that contains two nested calderas of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) width. An ice cap has developed on the volcano with a couple of outlet glaciers. Melimoyu has not erupted in recent times, but during the Holocene two large eruptions took place and ejected ash at large distances from the volcano.
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Melimoyu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,272 m (7,454 ft)[2] |
Coordinates | 44°04′33″S 72°51′36″W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 200 CE ± 75 years[3] |
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