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Nevado Ojos del Salado is a dormant complex volcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border. It is the highest volcano on Earth and the highest peak in Chile. The upper reaches of Ojos del Salado consist of several overlapping lava domes, lava flows and volcanic craters, with sparse ice cover.
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 ...
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
The Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km East of Temuco and 663 km South of Santiago , within the borders of Conguillío National Park . Geography
SERNAGEOMIN runs a national Volcano Hazards Program, along with the Observatorio Volcanológico de Los Andes del Sur . The territories of Chile have 92 volcanoes that are considered potentially active, [2] 60 of which have had recorded eruptions in the last 450 years. The volcanoes with most recorded eruptions are: Llaima (8) Villarrica (6)
The 2011–2012 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption was a volcanic eruption that began in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex in Chile on 4 June 2011. The eruption, which occurred from the Cordón Caulle fissure after 51 years of the volcano being inactive, is one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the 21st century thus far. [2]
Acamarachi (also known as Pili [1]) is a 6,046-metre (19,836 ft) high volcano in northern Chile. [5] In this part of Chile, it is the highest volcano. [2] Its name means "black moon". [6] It is a volcano in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, a zone of strong volcanic activity during the last million years. Old volcanoes in the area are ...
San Pedro is located in northern Chile, in the Ollagüe commune, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region; [4] the border to Bolivia is 35 kilometres (22 mi) away. [5] The whole region is remote and thinly populated; [6] towns in the area include Ascotán, Cupo, Inacaliri and Paniri; [7] and the San Pedro railway station lies southwest of the volcano. [8]