volcanic group
A volcanic group is a stratigraphic group consisting of volcanic strata. They can be in the form of volcanic fields, volcanic complexes and cone
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequ ...
of
scoria cone
Scoria is a pyroclastic, highly vesicular, dark-colored volcanic rock that was ejected from a volcano as a molten blob and cooled in the air to form discrete grains or clasts.Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) ''G ...
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 conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
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 cities ...
, southeast of
Ranco Lake
Ranco Lake ( es, Lago Ranco) is located in Ranco Province of Chile. It is the largest lake of Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. Administratively Ranco Lake is split into three communes; La Unión, Futrono and Lago Ranco. The l ...
. 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
The Maihue Lake ( es, Lago Maihue, , Mapudungun for ''Wooden glass'') is a lake located east of Ranco Lake in the Andean mountains of southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed by mountain ranges of the Andes
The And ...
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
*Puyeh ...
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