Ubinas
| Ubinas | ||
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 Ubinas viewed from the west |
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| height | 5672 m | |
| location | Moquegua region , Peru | |
| Coordinates | 16 ° 20 ′ 55 " S , 70 ° 54 ′ 8" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 2015, ongoing | |
Ubinas is a stratovolcano in southwestern Peru . It is 5672 m high and is located in the Moquegua , 900 kilometers south of Lima . The city of Querapi lies at its foot .
Ash cloud of the Ubina on August 14, 2006 from the perspective of the ISS
Chronology of the eruptions
His last activity before 2006 was in 1956. Since April 22, 2006, Ubina's ashes were spitting and threatening to break out. On April 23, 2006, the authorities declared a state of emergency in the places near the volcano.
Since Easter 2014, the volcano has been again in increased activity and spat an ash cloud up to four kilometers into the atmosphere. An eruption followed in September 2015, in which a 4000 m high ash column was created within 30 seconds. The heat in the crater was measured.
Web links
- Ubinas in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Ubinas: Volcano Fascination: Photos Nov. 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eruption on the news
- ↑ Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial (CONIDA): Conida entrega imágenes procesadas por activación del chárter internacional , September 27, 2013, accessed on October 12, 2018.
- ↑ Jacqueline Fowks: Un volcán en Peru lanza una columna de humo de 4,000 metros . In: El País , 29 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.n24.de/n24/Mediathek/videos/d/7373606/riesige-aschewolke-ueber-vulkan-ubinas.html