Wednesday, January 11, 2012

chile active volcanoHow many active volcanoes are there in Chile?

I have to do a report on Chile, and I have researched so many websites, and they all only had ALL the volcanoes in Chile, extinct or active. So I thought that maybe someone on here would know.
Chile has 36 historically active volcanoes. I believe 13 are considered to be in different stages of activity. There are well over 100 that are dormant.
There is no exact amount, but estimated around 112.

Chile contains a large number of volcanoes but they are not as active as the volcanoes in the western Pacific. This is due to the shallow subduction of the tectonic plates which cuts off magma supply to the surface.

These:

North Chile -
Tacora
Lexone
Parinacota
Acotango
Guallatiri
Arintica
Isluga
Puchuldiza
Pina
Irruputuncu
Unnamed
Olca-Paruma
Aucanquilcha
Ochile active volcanollague
Cerro del Azufre
San Pedro
Paniri
Chao
Cerro del Leon
Toconce
Uturunco
Tatio
Cerros de Tocorpuri
Putana
Sairecabur
Licancabur
Guayaques
Purico
Colachi
Acamarchi
Overo
Lascar
Chiliques
Cordon de Puntas Negras
Cordon Chalviri
Tujle
Pular
El Negrillar
Socompa
La Negrillar
Llullaillaco
Escorial
Lastarria
Cordon del Azufre
Bayo
Sierra Nevada
Nevados Ojos Del Salado
Copiapo

Central Chile-

Tupungatito
San Jose
Maipo
Palomo
Tinguiririca
Planchon-Peteroa
Mondaca
Calabozos
Descabezado Grande
Azul (Quizapu)
Laguna del Maule
San Pedro-Pellado
Nevado de Longavi
Loma Blanca
Resago
Nevados de Chillan
Antuco
Copahue
Callaqui
Tolguaca
Lonquimay
Chapulul
Llaima
Sollchile active volcanoipulli
Caburgua
Redondo
Huelemolle
Villarrica
Quetrupillan
Huanquihue
Mocho-Choshuenco
Carran-Los Venados
Cordon Caulle
Puyehue
Mencheca
Pantoja
Antillanca Group
Puntiguido-Cordon

Southern Chile-
Osorno
Calbuco
Cayute-La Vigueria
Mt Yate
Volcan Hornopiren
Huequi
Minchinmavida
Chaiten
Corcovado
Yanteles
Palena
Melimoyu
Puyuhuapi
Mentolat
Maca
Hudson
Lautaro
Viedma
Aguilera
Reclus
Monte Burney
Palei-Aike
Fueguino

Chilean Islands-
San Felix
Robinson Crusoe
Unnamed
I believe the 112 that are stated above are all of the known volcanoes in Chile and not a list of the active ones. I don't believe that there have been more than 3 dozen active volcanoes on record in that country.

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