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Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.
Paricutín, volcano, western Michoacán state, west-central Mexico, just north of the Tancítaro Peak and 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Uruapan. It formed as a result of a nine-year eruption, from 1943 to 1952, that began in an open field. It is one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.
Watch a video about Parícutin volcano, which emerged from a cornfield in Mexico in 1943. See images taken by Smithsonian scientist William Foshag.
The Parícutin Volcano is a remarkable natural wonder located in Mexico. It is considered one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth, as it suddenly emerged from a cornfield in 1943 and rapidly grew into a towering mountain.
The Parícutin volcano is considered to be the most notable volcano among all the scoria-cone type volcanoes on Earth. It is also one of the youngest volcanoes among the 1,400 volcanic vents that form a part of the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field.
Paricutin volcano, a towering force of nature in Michoacán, Mexico, rises over 1,300 feet from once-fertile fields. Born in 1943, its eruption rapidly transformed the landscape, burying villages beneath ash and lava.
SAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico (AP) — The ground is still hot atop the crater of Paricutin — the first volcano of its kind to have its full life cycle documented by modern science when it erupted 80 years ago.
The eruption of the Paricutin scoria cone from 1943 to 1952 marks the first time scientists were able to observe the complete life cycle of a volcano, from birth to extinction. Geologists from many parts of the world came to study this extraordinary volcanic event.
The Paricutín Volcano, located in Michoacán, Mexico, is one of the world's youngest and most studied volcanoes. Its sudden emergence in 1943 from a cornfield startled locals and scientists alike, marking a unique opportunity to observe the complete life cycle of a cinder cone volcano.
The eruption that created Paricutin began in 1943 and continued to 1952. Most of the explosive activity was during the first year of the eruption when the cone grew to 1,100 feet (336 m). The cone continued to grow for another 8 years but added only another 290 feet (88 m).