List of volcanoes in Chile


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The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program lists 105 volcanoes in Chile that have been active during the Holocene.[1] The country's National Geology and Mining Service lists 90 active volcanoes.[2]

The volcanoes of the Andes originate from the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate, while the volcanoes of Chile's Pacific islands formed from magma coming from three distinct hotspots, Easter, Juan Fernández and San Felix hotspots. The westernmost part of the ridges formed by these hotspots contain the most recently active volcanoes. Some volcanoes or groups of volcanoes are under surveillance of the Southern Andean Volcano Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Volcanológico de los Andes del Sur; OVDAS) because of their critical activity or proximity to big cities.

This list does not include Chilean claims in the Antarctic.

Name Landform type Elevation (m) Last eruption Coordinates Other names OVDAS surveillance
Tacora stratovolcano 5,980 Upper-Pleistocene 17°43′S 69°46′W / 17.72°S 69.77°W
Carrizalillo (caldera) Caldera Cretaceous–Paleogene
Potrerillos (caldera) Caldera Cretaceous–Paleogene
Lexone[3] Lava dome 5,340 Holocene 17°52′S 69°29′W / 17.87°S 69.48°W
Choquelimpie Stratovolcano Miocene 18°18′19″S 69°16′42″W / 18.30528°S 69.27833°W
Lauca (volcano) Stratovolcano 5,140 Pliocene 18°20′S 69°23′W / 18.333°S 69.383°W
Caldera Lauca Caldera Miocene
El Rojo Norte Cinder cone Pliocene 18°28′S 69°12′W / 18.467°S 69.200°W
Cerro Napa Stratovolcano Pleistocene 20°30′S 68°40′W / 20.500°S 68.667°W
El Rojo Sur Cinder cone Pliocene 20°50′S 68°37′W / 20.833°S 68.617°W
Porunita Cinder cone 3.5 million years ago 20°50′35.1″S 68°36′49.5″W / 20.843083°S 68.613750°W
Pabellón de Inca Stratovolcano 20°55′S 68°37′W / 20.917°S 68.617°W
Cerro Cebollar 5,716 A few million years 21°37′S 68°28′W / 21.617°S 68.467°W
Cerro Chela Stratovolcano 5,644 Pliocene 21°24′S 68°30′W / 21.400°S 68.500°W
Cerro de las Cuevas Stratovolcano 5,294 3.15±0.15 million years ago 21°35′S 68°29′W / 21.583°S 68.483°W
Cerro Chanka Lava dome Pleistocene 21°47′09″S 68°18′37″W / 21.78583°S 68.31028°W
Cerros Bravos-Barros Negros Volcanic complex 26-22 million years ago 26°38′S 69°15′W / 26.633°S 69.250°W
Chillahuita Lava dome 22°10′S 68°02′W / 22.167°S 68.033°W
Chusmiza Stratovolcano Miocene
Taapaca stratovolcano 5,860 320 BC ± 50 years 18°06′S 69°30′W / 18.10°S 69.50°W
Corral de Coquena maar, spatter rampart 4,572 Pliocene 23°26′S 67°28′W / 23.433°S 67.467°W
Cerro Alconcha stratovolcano more than 9.3 million years ago 21°04′S 68°32′W / 21.067°S 68.533°W
Apacheta-Aguilucho volcanic complex Two volcanoes 5,581 50,000 years ago 21°50′S 68°10′W / 21.833°S 68.167°W
Parinacota stratovolcano 6,348 Holocene 18°10′S 69°09′W / 18.17°S 69.15°W
Cerro Cariquima stratovolcano 5,365 Pleistocene 19°33′S 68°41′W / 19.55°S 68.68°W
Acotango stratovolcano 6,052 Holocene 18°22′S 69°03′W / 18.37°S 69.05°W
Wallatiri stratovolcano 6,071 1960 18°25′S 69°10′W / 18.42°S 69.17°W
Arintika stratovolcano 5,597 Holocene 18°44′S 69°03′W / 18.73°S 69.05°W
Isluga stratovolcano 5,550 1913 19°09′S 68°50′W / 19.15°S 68.83°W [1]
Puchuldiza[4] 4,500 Pleistocene 19°25′S 68°58′W / 19.42°S 68.97°W
Cerro Pina[5] 4,037 Holocene 19°29′S 68°39′W / 19.49°S 68.65°W
Tatajachura stratovolcano 5,240 6 ± 1.3 million years ago 19°30′S 69°07′W / 19.5°S 69.12°W
Iru Phutunqu stratovolcano 5,163 1995 20°44′S 68°33′W / 20.73°S 68.55°W
Millunu stratovolcano Miocene
Guaichane-Mamuta Volcanic complex 4,684 Miocene
Cerro Ascotan stratovolcano 5,500 1995 21°41′S 68°07′W / 21.683°S 68.117°W
Unnamed 4,800 Holocene 20°50′S 68°38′W / 20.83°S 68.63°W
Olca-Paruma stratovolcano 5,407 1867 20°56′S 68°29′W / 20.93°S 68.48°W
Aucanquilcha stratovolcano 6,176 Holocene 21°13′S 68°28′W / 21.22°S 68.47°W
Ollagüe stratovolcano 5,868 21°18′S 68°11′W / 21.30°S 68.18°W
Cerro del Azufre stratovolcano 5,846 Holocene 21°47′S 68°14′W / 21.78°S 68.23°W
San Pedro stratovolcano 6,145 1960 21°53′S 68°24′W / 21.88°S 68.40°W [2]
Paniri stratovolcano 5,946 22°05′S 68°15′W / 22.08°S 68.25°W
Cerro del León stratovolcano 5,760 22°11′S 68°07′W / 22.18°S 68.12°W
Linzor stratovolcano 5,680 22°11′S 67°57′W / 22.18°S 67.95°W
Cerro Toconce[6] 5,435 Holocene 22°12′S 68°06′W / 22.20°S 68.10°W
Cerro Deslinde 5,606 22°16′26″S 67°56′10″W / 22.27389°S 67.93611°W
El Volcán[citation needed] 5,100 22°20′S 67°58′W / 22.33°S 67.97°W
El Tatio[7] 4,280 Pleistocene 22°21′S 68°02′W / 22.35°S 68.03°W
Tocorpuri (La Torta) stratovolcano 5,018 22°30′S 67°54′W / 22.50°S 67.90°W
Putana stratovolcano 5,890 1810 ± 10 years 22°34′S 67°52′W / 22.57°S 67.87°W
Chaxas lava dome 1.09±0.56 mya 22°45′S 68°00′W / 22.750°S 68.000°W
Sairecabur stratovolcano 5,971 Holocene 22°44′S 67°53′W / 22.74°S 67.88°W
Licancabur stratovolcano 5,916 Holocene 22°50′S 67°53′W / 22.83°S 67.88°W
Guayaques Lava domes 5,598 Holocene 22°53′S 67°35′W / 22.88°S 67.58°W
Purico Complex Pyroclastic shield, Volcanic complex 5,703 Holocene 23°00′S 67°45′W / 23.00°S 67.75°W
Alitar Stratovolcano 5,346 Holocene 23°09′S 67°38′W / 23.150°S 67.633°W
Acamarachi stratovolcano 6,046 23°11′S 67°22′W / 23.18°S 67.37°W Pili
Colachi stratovolcano 5,631 Holocene 23°14′S 67°39′W / 23.23°S 67.65°W
Laguna Verde stratovolcano 5,412 Holocene? 23°15′S 67°43′W / 23.25°S 67.71°W
Cerro Overo maar 4,555 Holocene 23°21′S 67°40′W / 23.35°S 67.67°W
Tumisa Lava domes 5,658 500,000 years ago 23°28′S 67°49′W / 23.467°S 67.817°W
Aguas Calientes stratovolcano 5,924 23°22′S 67°41′W / 23.37°S 67.68°W
Lascar stratovolcano 5,592 2015 23°22′S 67°44′W / 23.37°S 67.73°W [3]
Chiliques stratovolcano 5,778 Unknown 23°35′S 67°42′W / 23.58°S 67.70°W
Cordón de Puntas Negras stratovolcano 5,852 Holocene 23°45′S 67°32′W / 23.75°S 67.53°W
Miñiques stratovolcano 5,910 23°49′S 67°46′W / 23.82°S 67.77°W
Cerro Tujle[8] 3,550 Holocene 23°50′S 67°57′W / 23.83°S 67.95°W
El Laco Volcanic group 5,325 or 5,472 Pleistocene 23°50′29.6″S 67°29′24.6″W / 23.841556°S 67.490167°W
Cordón Chalviri stratovolcano 5,623 Holocene 23°51′S 67°37′W / 23.85°S 67.62°W
Caichinque stratovolcano 4,450 23°57′S 67°44′W / 23.95°S 67.73°W
Tilocalar[9] stratovolcano 3,116 23°58′S 68°08′W / 23.97°S 68.13°W
Pular stratovolcano 6,233 Unknown 24°11′S 68°03′W / 24.18°S 68.05°W
El Negrillar[10] pyroclastic cone 3,500 24°11′S 68°15′W / 24.18°S 68.25°W See also Negrillar de Ensenada at the Osorno (volcano)
La Negrillar[11] pyroclastic cone 4,109 24°17′S 68°36′W / 24.28°S 68.60°W See also Negrillar de Ensenada at the Osorno (volcano)
Socompa stratovolcano 6,051 5250 BC (?) 24°24′S 68°15′W / 24.40°S 68.25°W
Llullaillaco stratovolcano 6,739 1877 24°43′S 68°30′W / 24.72°S 68.50°W
Volcan de la Pena stratovolcano 5,247 12 million years ago 25°4.37′S 68°42.72′W / 25.07283°S 68.71200°W
Cerro Escorial stratovolcano 5,447 Holocene 25°05′S 68°22′W / 25.08°S 68.37°W
Lastarria stratovolcano 5,697 Holocene 25°10′S 68°30′W / 25.17°S 68.50°W
Chaco volcano 5,045 or 5,145 Miocene 25°27′S 69°02′W / 25.450°S 69.033°W
Cordón del Azufre stratovolcano 5,463 Holocene 25°20′S 68°31′W / 25.33°S 68.52°W
Cerro Bayo complex volcano 5,401 Holocene 25°25′S 68°35′W / 25.42°S 68.58°W
Dos Crateres Twin volcano 7.9±0.5 Ma 25°36′S 68°36′W / 25.600°S 68.600°W
Sierra de Gorbea Lava field 4.7±0.5 Ma and 5.2±0.5 Ma 25°44′S 68°45′W / 25.733°S 68.750°W
Juan de la Vega maar 25°52′S 68°48′W / 25.867°S 68.800°W
Chato Aislado Caldera and lava dome 1.2 Ma 25°59′S 68°49′W / 25.98°S 68.81°W
Dos Puntas Volcano 2 Ma 25°58′S 68°27′W / 25.967°S 68.450°W
Leon Muerto 4799 19,900,000 ± 800,000 years ago 25°57′S 68°28′W / 25.950°S 68.467°W
Salar Grande Caldera Miocene 26°00′S 68°40′W / 26.000°S 68.667°W
Doña Ines Stratovolcano 5075 Miocene 26°04′40″S 69°11′06″W / 26.07778°S 69.18500°W
Los Colorados Caldera Miocene 26°05′S 68°19′W / 26.09°S 68.32°W
El Salvador Paleocene-Eocene 26°17′30″S 69°32′30″W / 26.29167°S 69.54167°W
San Felix[12] Shield volcano 183 Holocene 26°16′S 80°07′W / 26.27°S 80.12°W
Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas stratovolcano 6,127 26°29′S 68°34′W / 26.48°S 68.57°W
Wheelwright caldera caldera Pliocene 26°45′00″S 68°37′30″W / 26.75000°S 68.62500°W
Falso Azufre stratovolcano 5,890 Holocene 26°48′S 68°22′W / 26.80°S 68.37°W
Pukao submarine volcano 26°57′S 110°16′W / 26.95°S 110.27°W
Ojos de Maricunga stratovolcano and caldera 4,985 middle Miocene 27°00′S 69°13′W / 27.000°S 69.217°W
Incahuasi stratovolcano and caldera 6,621 27°02′S 68°17′W / 27.04°S 68.28°W
El Solo stratovolcano 6,190 27°07′S 68°43′W / 27.11°S 68.72°W
Pastillito volcanic chain 4,883 Middle Miocene
Ojos del Salado stratovolcano 6,891 700 AD ± 300 27°07′S 68°32′W / 27.12°S 68.53°W
Poike, Easter Island shield volcano 370 >1Ma 27°09′S 109°23′W / 27.15°S 109.38°W
Porquesa Lava dome 4,600 Pliocene/Pleistocene 19°59′S 68°46′W / 19.983°S 68.767°W
Rano Kau, Easter Island crater lake 250 >1Ma 27°09′S 109°23′W / 27.15°S 109.38°W
Terevaka, Easter Island shield volcano 507 >1Ma 27°09′S 109°23′W / 27.15°S 109.38°W
Moai submarine volcano 27°06′S 109°51′W / 27.1°S 109.85°W
Copiapó stratovolcano 6,052 27°18′S 69°08′W / 27.30°S 69.13°W
Jorquera caldera
Tupungato stratovolcano 6,570 0.8 million years ago 33°21′S 69°45′W / 33.35°S 69.75°W
Tupungatito stratovolcano 6,000 1987 33°24′S 69°48′W / 33.40°S 69.80°W [4]
Unnamed[13] submarine volcano -642 33°37′S 76°50′W / 33.62°S 76.83°W
Robinson Crusoe[14] Shield volcano 922 1835 33°39′S 78°51′W / 33.65°S 78.85°W
Alexander Selkirk Island volcanic island 1,329 <1Ma 33°45′S 80°45′W / 33.75°S 80.75°W
San José stratovolcano 5,856 1960 33°47′S 69°53′W / 33.78°S 69.89°W [5]
Maipo stratovolcano 5,264 1912 34°10′S 69°50′W / 34.16°S 69.83°W
Palomo stratovolcano 4,860 Holocene 34°37′S 70°18′W / 34.61°S 70.30°W
Tinguiririca stratovolcano 4,280 1917 34°49′S 70°21′W / 34.81°S 70.35°W [6]
Planchón-Peteroa stratovolcano 4,107 2010 35°14′S 70°34′W / 35.24°S 70.57°W [7]
Mondaca[15] Lava dome 2,048 Holocene 35°28′S 70°48′W / 35.46°S 70.80°W
Descabezado Chico 35°31′S 70°36′W / 35.52°S 70.60°W Cone of Calabozos
Calabozos caldera 3,508 Holocene 35°34′S 70°30′W / 35.56°S 70.50°W
Cerro Azul stratovolcano 3,788 1967 35°39′S 70°46′W / 35.65°S 70.76°W Los Hornitos, Quipazu, Descabezado Grande [8]
Descabezado Grande stratovolcano 3,953 1933 35°51′S 70°45′W / 35.85°S 70.75°W Cerro Azul, Quipazu, Hornitos [9]
San Pedro de Tatara 3,621 Holocene 35°59′S 70°51′W / 35.99°S 70.85°W San Pedro-Pellado [10]
Laguna del Maule caldera 3,092 Holocene 36°01′S 70°35′W / 36.02°S 70.58°W [11]
Longaví stratovolcano 3242 Holocene 36°12′S 71°12′W / 36.20°S 71.20°W [12]
Lomas Blancas[16] 2,268 Holocene 36°17′S 71°01′W / 36.29°S 71.01°W
Resago[17] Cinder cone 1,550 Holocene 36°27′S 70°55′W / 36.45°S 70.92°W
Nevados de Chillán stratovolcano 3,212 2003 36°52′S 71°22′W / 36.86°S 71.37°W [13]
Antuco stratovolcano 2,979 1869 37°24′S 71°20′W / 37.40°S 71.34°W [14]
Copahue stratovolcano 2,965 2012 37°51′S 71°10′W / 37.85°S 71.17°W [15]
Callaqui stratovolcano 3,164 1980 37°55′S 71°27′W / 37.92°S 71.45°W [16]
Laguna Mariñaqui[18] Cinder cones 2,143 38°16′S 71°06′W / 38.27°S 71.10°W
Tolhuaca stratovolcano 2,806 Holocene 38°19′S 71°39′W / 38.31°S 71.65°W Tolguaca, see also Lonquimay. [17]
Sierra Nevada stratovolcano 2,554 Holocene 38°21′S 71°21′W / 38.35°S 71.35°W
Cerro Chapulul 2,143 Holocene 38°22′S 71°05′W / 38.37°S 71.08°W
Lonquimay stratovolcano 2,865 1990 38°23′S 71°35′W / 38.38°S 71.58°W See also Tolhuaca or Tolguaca [18]
Llaima stratovolcano 3,125 2009 38°41′S 71°43′W / 38.69°S 71.72°W [19]
Sollipulli caldera 2,282 1240 AD ± 50 38°58′S 71°31′W / 38.97°S 71.52°W [20]
Caburgua-Huelemolle stratovolcano 995 Holocene 39°12′S 71°50′W / 39.20°S 71.83°W
Cerro Redondo 1,496 39°16′S 71°42′W / 39.27°S 71.70°W Cone of Sollipulli, Cone of Caburgua-Huelemolle
Villarrica stratovolcano 2,847 2015 39°25′S 71°56′W / 39.42°S 71.93°W [21]
Quetrupillán stratovolcano 2,360 1872 39°30′S 71°42′W / 39.50°S 71.70°W [22]
Lanín stratovolcano 3,747 560 AD ±150 39°38′S 71°30′W / 39.63°S 71.50°W [23]
Quinchilca caldera Pleistocene 39°40′48″S 72°00′29″W / 39.68°S 72.008°W
Mocho-Choshuenco stratovolcano 2,422 1864 39°56′S 72°02′W / 39.93°S 72.03°W [24]
Carrán-Los Venados pyroclastic cones, maars 1,114 1979 40°21′S 72°04′W / 40.35°S 72.07°W [25]
Mencheca 1,840 Holocene 40°32′S 72°02′W / 40.53°S 72.04°W Stratovolcano of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle stratovolcano 2,236 2011 40°35′S 72°07′W / 40.59°S 72.12°W [26]
Antillanca-Casablanca pyroclastic cones, stratovolcano 1,990 Holocene 40°46′S 72°09′W / 40.77°S 72.15°W [27]
Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos pyroclastic cones 2,493 1930 40°58′S 72°16′W / 40.96°S 72.26°W
Osorno stratovolcano 2,652 1869 41°06′S 72°29′W / 41.10°S 72.49°W [28]
Cayutué-La Viguería[19] Pyroclastic cone 506 Holocene 41°15′S 72°16′W / 41.25°S 72.27°W
Calbuco stratovolcano 2,003 2015 41°20′S 72°37′W / 41.33°S 72.61°W [29]
Cuernos del Diablo[20] stratovolcano 41°22′S 72°01′W / 41.37°S 72.02°W
Yate stratovolcano 2,187 Holocene 41°46′S 72°23′W / 41.76°S 72.39°W See also Hornopirén. [30]
Hornopirén stratovolcano 1,572 Holocene 41°52′S 72°26′W / 41.87°S 72.43°W See also Yate [31]
Apagado (Hualiaque) pyroclastic cone 1,210 41°53′S 72°35′W / 41.88°S 72.59°W
Huequi stratovolcano 1,318 1920 42°22′S 72°34′W / 42.37°S 72.57°W
Michinmahuida stratovolcano 2,404 1835 42°47′S 72°26′W / 42.78°S 72.43°W Minchinmávida [32]
Chaitén lava dome 1,122 2011 42°50′S 72°39′W / 42.83°S 72.65°W [33]
Corcovado stratovolcano 2,300 1835 43°11′S 72°48′W / 43.18°S 72.80°W See also Yanteles. [34]
Yanteles stratovolcano 2,050 6650 BC 43°30′S 72°48′W / 43.50°S 72.80°W See also Corcovado. [35]
Palena Volcanic Group[21] Cinder cone Holocene 43°41′S 72°30′W / 43.68°S 72.50°W
Melimoyu stratovolcano 2,400 200 AD ± 75 44°05′S 72°53′W / 44.08°S 72.88°W [36]
Puyuhuapi Cinder cone 255 Holocene 44°18′S 72°32′W / 44.30°S 72.53°W
Mentolat stratovolcano 1,660 Holocene 44°40′S 73°05′W / 44.67°S 73.08°W [37]
Cay stratovolcano 2,200 45°04′S 73°00′W / 45.06°S 73.00°W
Maca stratovolcano 2,960 Holocene 45°06′S 73°12′W / 45.10°S 73.20°W [38]
Mount Hudson stratovolcano 1,905 1991 45°54′S 72°58′W / 45.90°S 72.97°W [39]
Río Murta (volcano)[22] pyroclastic cone 46°10′S 72°40′W / 46.17°S 72.67°W
Arenales stratovolcano 3,437 1979 47°12′S 73°29′W / 47.20°S 73.48°W
Lautaro stratovolcano 3,345 1979 49°01′S 73°33′W / 49.02°S 73.55°W
Viedma Subglacial volcano 1,500 1988 49°22′S 73°17′W / 49.36°S 73.28°W
Aguilera stratovolcano 2,546 1650 BC 50°10′S 73°50′W / 50.17°S 73.83°W
Reclus stratovolcano 1,000 1908 AD ± 1 50°59′S 73°42′W / 50.98°S 73.70°W
Pali-Aike volcanic field 5550 BC ± 1000 52°00′S 70°00′W / 52.00°S 70.00°W
Burney stratovolcano 1,495 1910 52°20′S 73°24′W / 52.33°S 73.40°W
Fueguino lava domes 150 1820 54°57′S 70°15′W / 54.95°S 70.25°W
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