Hornopirén () is a
stratovolcano located in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
, in
Los Lagos Region
Los Lagos Region ( es, Región de Los Lagos , ''Region of the Lakes'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena. The region contains ...
of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, south of
Yate Volcano and east of
Apagado or Hualiaque pyroclastic cone. Hornopirén lies on the major regional
Liquine-Ofqui Fault. The volcano is said to have erupted in 1835, although no details are known. The name of the volcano derives from the
Spanish
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Other places
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word for oven, ''horno'' and the native
Mapudungun word for snow ''pirén'', thus Hornopirén means snow oven.
The town of
Hornopirén
Hornopirén is a town ( es, pueblo) in the commune of Hualaihué in Palena Province, southern Chile. It lies along the northern portion of Carretera Austral
The Carretera Austral (CH-7, ''in English: Southern Way'') is the name given to Chile ...
is south of the volcano, on an inlet off the
Gulf of Ancud.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Chile
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program lists 105 volcanoes in Chile that have been active during the Holocene.Hornopirén National Park
Hornopirén National Park () is located in the Andes, in the Palena Province of Chile's Los Lagos Region, also known as Los Lagos Region, Region X. The park contains of rugged mountains and unspoiled Valdivian temperate rain forests. This nation ...
References
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Stratovolcanoes of Chile
Mountains of Los Lagos Region
Volcanoes of Los Lagos Region
South Volcanic Zone
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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