49.02 S, 73.55 W summit elevation 3380 m Lautaro volcano is
located in southern Chile. The volcano contains a crater just
below its summit on the NW side, and a 1km wide crater on the NE
flank. Lautaro volcano is the highest peak of the Southern
Patagonian Ice-field. The volcano is deeply glaciated and rises
1000 m from the surrounding terrain. Lautaro is a relatively
large stratovolcano for the Chilean Patagonia, and it developed
in a relatively short period of time in comparison with Hudson
volcano. Volcanic activity began at Lautaro volcano 170,000
years ago and has continued to the present. 1979, 1978, 1972,
1961, 1959, 1945, 1933, 1876.