Chile
45.90 S, 72.97 W
summit elevation 1905 m
stratovolcano
Note: There is another volcano with the same name in Antarctica.
Cerro Hudson volcano is located in southern Chile. The volcano contains an ice-filled, 10-km-wide caldera.
In 1991 Hudson volcano produced a large eruption of volcanic explosive index 5.
It was one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century. An ash column to 18 km and ashfall on the Falkland Islands 1000 km away were reported from Hudson.
1991, 1971, 1891, 1740 ± 150, 860 AD ± 100, 390 AD ± 150, 120 BC ± 200, 790 BC ± 75, 1890 BC?, 2250 BC, 3890 BC ± 500, 4750 BC?, 4960 BC ± 150, 8010 BC?