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The volcano usually generates strombolian eruptions with ejection of incandescent pyroclasts and lava flows. Rainfall plus melted snow and glacier ice can cause massive lahars (mud and debris flows), such as during the eruptions of 1964 and 1971. Villarrica is one of 9 volcanoes currently monitored by the Deep Earth Carbon Degassing Project.
The centerpiece of the park is a line of three volcanoes stretching transversely to the Andean range: Villarrica, Quetrupillán, and Lanín. Other mountains in the park include Quinquilil volcano (2,050 m (6,726 ft)), also known as Colmillo del Diablo, and Cerro Las Peinetas, which lies on the border between Argentina and Chile. It ranges in ...
Lake Villarrica, also known as Mallalafquén [1] (its pre-Hispanic name is Mapudungun), is located about 700 kilometers south of Santiago in Chile's Lake District in the southeast area of the Province of Cautín.
Chilean authorities have begun to make emergency plans as a string of seismic events shows signs of activity from the Villarrica volcano in Pucon, Chile on Dec. 1.
Aerial view of the volcanic alignment of Villarrica (closest), Quetrupillán and Lanín (farthest). The Mocha-Villarrica Fault Zone is a northwest-trending geological fault zone in southern Chile and Argentina. [1] The fault zone runs from Mocha Island in the Pacific to the Andes where it aligns Villarrica, Quetrupillán and Lanín volcanoes. [1]
Map of the volcanoes of the Southern Volcanic Zone that erupted in the 1990–2011 period. The South Volcanic Zone (SVZ) extends roughly from Central Chile's Andes at the latitude of Santiago , at ca. 33°S, to Cerro Arenales in Aysén Region at ca. 46°S, a distance of well over 870 mi (1,400 km) .
Villarrica volcano as seen from a main Pucón street Pucón is a major centre of adventure tourism in Chile, attracting national and foreigner visitors alike. Due to its striking natural surroundings which include volcanoes, lakes, waterfalls, nature reserves and hot springs, Pucón attracts tourism all year round.
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