page_title: Uturuncu
hierarchical_section_title: Uturuncu
caption_attribution_description: L'Uturuncu Volcan en Bolivie Altitude 6008m
context_page_description: Uturunku is a dormant 6,008 metres high volcano in Bolivia with two summit peaks. It consists of a complex of lava domes and lava flows with a total volume of 50–85 cubic kilometres and bears traces of a former glaciation, even though it does not currently carry glaciers. Volcanic activity took place during the Pleistocene and the last eruption was 250,000 years ago; since then Uturuncu has not erupted but active fumaroles occur in the summit region.
  The volcano rises within the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, a larger province of large volcanoes and calderas which over the last few million years have emplaced about 10,000 cubic kilometres in sometimes very large eruptions. The volcano has two summits, with a fumarole field between them. Underneath it lies the so-called Altiplano-Puna magmatic body, a large sill formed by partially molten rocks.
  Starting in 1992, satellite observations have indicated a large area of regional uplift centered on Uturunku, which has been interpreted as an indication of large-scale magma intrusion under the volcano. This might be a prelude to large-scale volcanic activity, including "supervolcanic" activity and caldera formation.
context_section_description: Uturunku is a dormant 6,008 metres (19,711 ft) high volcano in Bolivia with two summit peaks. It consists of a complex of lava domes and lava flows with a total volume of 50–85 cubic kilometres (12–20 cu mi) and bears traces of a former glaciation, even though it does not currently carry glaciers. Volcanic activity took place during the Pleistocene and the last eruption was 250,000 years ago; since then Uturuncu has not erupted but active fumaroles occur in the summit region.
  The volcano rises within the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, a larger province of large volcanoes and calderas which over the last few million years have emplaced about 10,000 cubic kilometres (2,400 cu mi) in sometimes very large eruptions. The volcano has two summits, with a fumarole field between them. Underneath it lies the so-called Altiplano-Puna magmatic body, a large sill formed by partially molten rocks.
  Starting in 1992, satellite observations have indicated a large area of regional uplift centered on Uturunku, which has been interpreted as an indication of large-scale magma intrusion under the volcano. This might be a prelude to large-scale volcanic activity, including "supervolcanic" activity and caldera formation.
caption: Uturunku in Bolivia, 16 November 2006
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