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Ubinas Volcano

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UBINAS VOLCANO

AMANDA PAPLOW

LOCATION

  • Ubinas volcano is in Peru
  • Ubinas volcano is on the Nazca plate
  • Ubinas volcano is a hot spot
  • It is located on a continent
Photo by sjrankin

CLASSIFICATION

  • Ubinas volcano is a caldera
  • Ubinas volcano has an explosive eruption
Photo by gnuckx

FACTS

  • Last eruption was March 2015
  • Elevation is 18,609'
  • In the Andes mountains
  • Perus most eruptive volcano
  • Only about 600 families live near the volcano

RISKS

  • Ash clouds could kill or harm livestock and crops
  • About 4,000 people are evacuated when the volcano erupts
Photo by Lotus Carroll

If the volcanic eruptions start to get bigger the ash cloud will spread and affect more people that are further away from the volcano