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Country: | Chile | |
| Subregion Name: | Southern Chile | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1508-059 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1979 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 3437 m | 11,276 feet | |
| Latitude: | 47.20°S | 47°12'0"S | |
| Longitude: | 73.48°W | 73°29'0"W | |
| Cerro Arenales lies on the Northern Patagonian Ice Field SSW of Hudson volcano. Cerro (or Volcán) Arenales was recognized to be a volcano during a 1963 expedition traversing the Northern Patagonian Ice Field led by Eric Shipton, but it was considered to be extinct. However a small tephra deposit was observed blanketing the icecap on the SW flank of 3437-m-high Cerro Arenales on a March 8, 1979 Landsat image (Lliboutry, 1999). The same satellite image showed a larger tephra layer on the icecap south of Lautaro volcano, 205 km to the south. | |||
