Chacana Volcano
Updated: Dec 13, 2024 21:33 GMT -
stratovolcano 4643 m / 15,233 ft
Ecuador, -0.38°S / -78.25°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Ecuador, -0.38°S / -78.25°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Chacana is an active stratovolcano 30 km SE of Quito, Ecuador. The volcano is one of the largest rhyolitic centers of the northern Andes and contains a large 32 km long and 24 km wide eroded caldera.
Historic activity consisted of lava flows in the 18th century.
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Chacana volcano eruptions: 1773, 1760
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Background
from Smithsonian / GVP volcano information:Chacana was constructed during three cycles of andesitic-to-rhyolitic volcanism, with major eruptions about 240,000, 180,00, and 160,000 years ago. Dacitic lava flows were erupted from caldera-floor fissures between about 30,000 and 21,000 years ago. Numerous lava domes were constructed within the caldera, which has been the source of frequent explosive eruptions throughout the Holocene as well as historical lava flows during the 18th century. The massive Antisana stratovolcano was constructed immediately to the SE.
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Chacana Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chacana volcano (scale of few kilometers)
