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Chao Vulkan

lava dome 5100 m / 16,732 ft
Chile / Argentinien (Norden) + Bolivien, South America, -22.12°S / -68.15°W
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
Typische Aktivität: effusiv
Ausbrüche des Chao: None in recent times, possibly within the past 10,000 years
Chao Vulkan Fotos
The Chao lava dome in northern Chile near Calama town is one of the largest known lava domes in the world. It measures 14.5 km in length and 350-400 m in height.

Chao Fotos:

Chaotische Schichten aus Schlacke, Asche und Lapilli im Steinbruch des Eppelsbergvulkans (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Chaotische Schichten aus Schlacke, Asche und Lapilli im Steinbruch des Eppelsbergvulkans (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
 Chaotische Kruste nach dem Abklingen einer Fontäne. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Chaotische Kruste nach dem Abklingen einer Fontäne. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 The current site of the salt works on the salt lake. Hundreds of workers, camels and donkeys crowd in the area, but despite the seemingly chaos, the works are very well organized, and follow strict ancient rules defined by the tradition of the Afar tribe who own the precious salt. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The current site of the salt works on the salt lake. Hundreds of workers, camels and donkeys crowd in the area, but despite the seemingly chaos, the works are very well o...
vathy_yachtchaos.jpg (c)
vathy_yachtchaos.jpg (c)