Nevados de Chillán facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nevados de Chillán |
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Las Trancas Valley.
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| Elevation | 3,212 m (10,538 ft) |
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 Nevados de Chillán
Location in Chile
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| Location | Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
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| Mountain type | Stratovolcanoes |
| Volcanic arc/belt | South Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 2021 |
Nevados de Chillán is a group of stratovolcanoes located in the Andes of Ñuble Region, Central Chile, and is one of the most active volcanoes in the region. It consists of three overlapping peaks, 3,212 m (10,538 ft) Cerro Blanco (Volcán Nevado) at the northwest and 3,089 m (10,135 ft) Volcán Viejo (Volcán Chillán) at the southeast, with Volcán Nuevo in the middle. Volcán Viejo was the main active vent during the 17th-19th centuries, and the new Volcán Nuevo lava dome complex formed between 1906 and 1945, eventually growing to exceed Viejo in height by the mid 1980s.
This complex contains two subcomplexes: Cerro Blanco and Las Termas. The subcomplex Cerro Blanco includes the volcanoes Santa Gertrudis, Gato, Cerro Blanco, Colcura, Calfú Pichicalfú and Baños. The subcomplex Las Termas includes the volcanoes Shangri-La, Nuevo, Arrau, Viejo, Chillán y Pata de Perro. In addition, near of the complex there are two pyroclastic satellite cones, the volcanoes Las Lagunillas and Parador.
See also
In Spanish: Nevados de Chillán para niños
- Geothermal power in Chile
- List of volcanoes in Chile
