Chao Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 08:48 GMT -
lava dome 5100 m / 16,732 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina (South America), -22.12°S / -68.15°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina (South America), -22.12°S / -68.15°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
The Chao lava dome in northern Chile near Calama town is one of the largest known lava domes in the world. It measures 14.5 km in length and 350-400 m in height.
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Chao volcano eruptions: None in recent times, possibly within the past 10,000 years
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Chao Volcano Photos
Chaotic layers of scoria, ash and lapilli at the quarry of the Eppelsberg volcano (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Chaotic crust left after a fountain has died out. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Chaotic red steam clouds hide the view most of the time. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
View into where once Sukameriah village was located, around a valley with lush fields inside and on both banks. Part of the pyroclastic flows traveled through this canyon...