volcanic group
A volcanic group, depending on context, is either (1) a group of related volcanoes in the form of volcanic fields, volcanic complexes and cone clusters, or (2) a stratigraphic group consisting of volcanic strata
In geology and relate ...
of
scoria cone
A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep, conical landform of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic ash, clinkers, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent. The pyroclastic fragments are formed by explosive eruptions or l ...
s,
maars
A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption (an explosion which occurs when groundwater comes into contact with hot lava or magma). A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallow ...
and small
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...
es in
southern Chile
Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of Biobío River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about {{convert, 200, mi, km, sigfig=1, order=flip south of Santiago. Generally citie ...
, southeast of
Ranco Lake
Lake Ranco () is situated in the Ranco Province of Los Lagos Region in Chile. Covering an area of 442 km2, it is the largest lake in the Los Ríos Region and the List of lakes in Chile, fourth largest in Chile. It has approximately 25 islands an ...
. The highest cone is Los Guindos (Spanish for "The Cherry Trees), which is a small stratovolcano with an elevation of . The volcanic group has recorded eruptions from 1955 and 1979. Located south of Maihue Lake and north
Puyehue Volcano Puyehue (Mapudungun: ''Puye'' (small fish), ''hue'' (place)) may refer to:
*Puyehue Lake
* Puyehue Volcano
*Puyehue National Park
*Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass formerly known as ''Puyehue Pass''
*Puyehue, Chile a commune in Osorno Province
*Puyehu ...
Carrán-Los Venados group is placed at the intersection of several faults on the thin crust (~30 km) of southern Chile, among them Liquiñe-Ofqui and Futrono Fault.
Volcanoes
*Carrán - a waterfilled maar, erupted in 1955 (also called "Nilahue")
*Mirador - a cinder cone, erupted in 1979
*Pocura - a water filled maar, unknown date of eruption
*Riñinahue - a non-waterfilled maar, erupted in 1907
*Volcanes Los Venados - the western and southernmost group of volcanoes of Carrán-Los Venados group, unknown dates of eruption
*Los Guindos - the tallest of the group, an extinct small stratocone