Carrán-Los Venados facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Carrán-Los Venados |
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Cerro Los Guindos (center) as seen from south; Mocho-Choshuenco volcano in left background
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,114 m (3,655 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chile |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Pyroclastic cones, maars |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Southern Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | April to May 1979 |
The Carrán-Los Venados is a group of volcanoes in southern Chile. It's located southeast of Ranco Lake. This area has different types of volcanoes, including scoria cones, maars, and small stratovolcanoes.
The tallest volcano in this group is called Los Guindos. It's a small stratovolcano that stands about 1,114 meters (3,655 feet) tall. The Carrán-Los Venados group has erupted a few times in recent history, with recorded eruptions in 1955 and 1979.
This volcanic group is found between Maihue Lake to the south and Puyehue Volcano to the north. It sits where several faults cross each other. Faults are cracks in the Earth's crust where rocks have moved. The Earth's crust here is quite thin, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) deep. Some important faults in this area include the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault and the Futrono Fault.
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Meet the Volcanoes of Carrán-Los Venados
The Carrán-Los Venados group includes several interesting volcanoes. Each one has its own unique features and history.
Carrán: The Water-Filled Maar
Carrán is a special type of volcano called a maar. A maar is a wide, flat-bottomed volcanic crater that forms when magma heats groundwater, causing a huge explosion. This explosion creates a crater, which often fills with water to become a lake. Carrán erupted in 1955 and is also known as "Nilahue."
Mirador: A Cinder Cone
Mirador is a cinder cone. Cinder cones are the simplest type of volcano. They are cone-shaped hills built from pieces of volcanic rock (cinders) that erupt from a single vent. Mirador erupted in 1979.
Pocura: Another Water-Filled Maar
Like Carrán, Pocura is also a water-filled maar. We don't know the exact date when Pocura erupted.
Riñinahue: A Dry Maar
Riñinahue is a maar that is not filled with water. It had an eruption in 1907.
Volcanes Los Venados: The Western Group
Volcanes Los Venados refers to the volcanoes located in the western and southernmost part of the Carrán-Los Venados group. The dates of their eruptions are not known.
Los Guindos: The Tallest Stratovolcano
Los Guindos is the tallest volcano in this group. It's a small stratovolcano, which means it's a cone-shaped volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Los Guindos is considered extinct, meaning it's not expected to erupt again.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Chile
