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Chao volcan

lava dome 5100 m / 16,732 ft
Chile / Argentine (nord) + Bolivie, South America, -22.12°S / -68.15°W
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)
Style éruptif tipique: effusif
Eruptions du volcan Chao: None in recent times, possibly within the past 10,000 years
Chao photos du volcan
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 Photos:

Chaotic layers of scoria, ash and lapilli at the quarry of the Eppelsberg volcano (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Chaotic layers of scoria, ash and lapilli at the quarry of the Eppelsberg volcano (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
 Chaotic crust left after a fountain has died out. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Chaotic crust left after a fountain has died out. (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)