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The Southern Andean Volcano Observatory (
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: ''Observatorio Volcanológico de los Andes del Sur''), also known by its acronyms as OVDAS, is part of ''Red Nacional de Vigilancia Volcánica'', a program of the Chilean National Geology and Mining Service to watch the 43 most dangerous
volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ...
es of Chile. 2012 there were 30 volcanos under observation. This is a list of the volcanoes with activity reports made by the OVDAS.Red de vigilancia volcánica
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Araucanía Region The Araucanía ( ), La Araucanía Region ( es, Región de La Araucanía ) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions, and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south. Its capital and largest city is Te ...
also contributed to the project.


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.OVDAS websiteArchivo nacional de volcanes
{{Andean volcanoes, state=collapsed Volcano observatories Andean Volcanic Belt Buildings and structures in La Araucanía Region . Volcanism of Chile