Parícutin

Eruption in 1943

Paricutin is a volcano in Mexico in the state of Michoacán. It is the youngest volcano in the western hemisphere, born in 1943. It is now 1,353 feet (424m) above the valley, and 9,186 feet (2,800m) above sea level.

References

  1. ↑ "Parucutin at 7 wonders". Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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19°29′34.8″N 102°15′3.6″W / 19.493000°N 102.251000°W / 19.493000; -102.251000