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El Tatio volcano

hydrothermal field 4280 m / 14,042 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.35°S / -68.03°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)
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Typical eruption style: explosive
El Tatio volcano eruptions: possibly within the past 10,000 years
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sat, 20 May
Sat, 20 May 14:45 UTCM 3.1 / 110.1 km24 km62 km al NE de Calama
Sat, 20 May 05:05 UTCM 2.9 / 92.9 km90 km24 km al S de Calama
Thu, 18 May
Thu, 18 May 21:22 UTCM 3.4 / 131.9 km18 km68 km al SO de Ollagüe
Thu, 18 May 17:06 UTCM 2.8 / 124.3 km28 km35 km al SO de Ollagüe
Wed, 17 May
Wed, 17 May 22:23 UTCM 3.4 / 138.4 km32 km36 km al S de Ollagüe
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El Tatio is one of the most impressive thermal areas of the Andes. The geothermal field is located in northern Chile within a depression east of a chain of older volcanoes, Cerro Deslinde, Cerro Volcán, Cerros del Tatio, and Volcán Tatio.
The Hoyada de Los Geisers del Tatio geothermal field covers 30 sq km and contains 85 fumaroles and solfataras, 62 hot springs, 40 geysers, 5 mud volcanoes, and extensive sinter terraces. It is the world's third largest geyser field and the largest geothermal area in the southern hemisphere.
It has been tried to install geothermal energy plants, but the remoteness of the area and difficulty in providing infrastructure prohibited its development.

El Tatio Photos:

The seismic station on the old crater rim has suffered a lot of impacts during the eruption (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The seismic station on the old crater rim has suffered a lot of impacts during the eruption (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 In anticipation of the expected lava flows, bulldozers are trying to build dikes to protect the lower cable car area. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
In anticipation of the expected lava flows, bulldozers are trying to build dikes to protect the lower cable car area. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 We stop in the small town of Logia. Children ask me to take photos... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
We stop in the small town of Logia. Children ask me to take photos... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Deforestation in Ethiopia (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Deforestation in Ethiopia (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 The "normal" activity of the lava lake: a more or less staionary, stable lava fountain degassing the magma at the W margin of the lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The "normal" activity of the lava lake: a more or less staionary, stable lava fountain degassing the magma at the W margin of the lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 Small islands of vegetation that were spared by the lava flows (from 1947), so-called kipuka (Hawaiian = island) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Small islands of vegetation that were spared by the lava flows (from 1947), so-called kipuka (Hawaiian = island) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)



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