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El Misti Volcano - John Seach
Peru
16.294 S, 71.409 W
summit elevation 5822 m
stratovolcano
El misti volcano is located 16 km NE of Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru. The volcano has two concentric summit craters defining a somma. The outer crater has a diameter of 830 m, and contains a 450 m diameter scoria cone.
There were 5 minor eruptions of El Misti Volcano in 20th Century. The most recent eruptions from Misti were mainly pyroclastic. The upper flanks are covered in dark air-fall deposits, which came from the summit scoria cone.
El Misti Volcano Eruptions
1870?, 1869?, 1831?, 1830?, 1826?, 1787, 1784, 1677, 1599?, 1542?, 1454, 2050 BC