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The country's National Geology and Mining Service lists 90 active volcanoes. [2] The volcanoes of the Andes originate from the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate, while the volcanoes of Chile's Pacific islands formed from magma coming from three distinct hotspots, Easter, Juan Fernández and San Felix hotspots. The ...
Image of the rhyolitic lava dome of Chaitén Volcano during its 2008-2010 eruption.. Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén, near the Gulf of Corcovado in southern Chile.
The Kraffts were often the first to arrive at the scene of an active volcano, and became well known in the volcanologist community. [7] Their footage of the effects of volcanic eruptions on the surrounding areas often played a considerable part in gaining the cooperation of local authorities faced with volcanic threats.
AP The Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex located west of the Chile-Argentina border began erupting on Saturday and by Monday had delayed flights and canceled hundreds of others for the rest ...
Copahue (Spanish pronunciation:) is a stratovolcano in the Andes on the border of Bío Bío Region, Chile and Neuquén Province, Argentina.There are nine volcanic craters along a 2 km (1.2 mi) line, the easternmost of which is historically the most active, and contains a 300 m (1000 ft) wide crater lake with a pH ranging between 0.18 and 0.30. [2]
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At least 190 people were killed in the volcano's most powerful eruption since 1974. Ash forced the closure of La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City. [33] [34] 4 Volcán Wolf [35] Ecuador 2015 15 4 Calbuco [36] Chile 2015 21 0.3–0.6 [37] First eruption since 1972. At least 4,000 people evacuated. No casualties reported. [38] 4 ...