Hornopirén (volcano)

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Hornopirén
Hornopirén town and volcano.
Highest point
Elevation1,572 m (5,157 ft)
Coordinates41°52′28″S 72°25′53″W / 41.87444°S 72.43139°W / -41.87444; -72.43139
Geography
Hornopirén is located in Chile
Hornopirén
Hornopirén
Location of Hornopirén
in Chile
Location
South Volcanic Zone
Last eruption1835 (?)

Hornopirén (Spanish pronunciation:

Mapudungun
word for snow pirén, thus Hornopirén means snow oven.

Hornopirén and Apagado. Hornopirén is the wide, cone-shaped mountain with flow patterns in the snow on its summit, while Apagado is the small, brownish cone with the wide crater on the bottom right hand side. It has a curved snow border on the left edge of its crater rim.

The town of Hornopirén is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the volcano, on an inlet off the Gulf of Ancud.

See also

References

  • "Hornopirén". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.


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