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Hornopiren Volcano

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 13:37 GMT -
stratovolcano 1572 m / 5,157 ft
Southern Chile and Argentina (South America), -41.87°S / -72.43°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Hornopirén (meaning "snow oven") is a young stratovolcano in southern Chile, SSW of Yate volcano, north of the Hornopirén strait and immediately south of Lago Cabrera. The forested basaltic-andesite volcano lies on the major regional Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone.
Prominent lava flows extende beyond the SW base of the volcano and overlie the floor of a tectonic graben. An eruption in 1835 is uncertain.

Hornopirén volcano is part of the Hornopirén National Park, which comprises about 3000 hectares of glacier fields and 3 lakes - El Cabro lagoon (155 hectares) and lakes Inexplorado (150 ha) and Pinto Concha (475 ha). Hornopiren National Park is home to 25 species of mammals, 123 birds, 9 amphibians and 1 reptilian.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Hornopiren volcano eruptions: 1835(?)

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