Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes

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segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt volcanic zone

The Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain in Chile and Argentina, characterized by numerous active stratovolcanoes and intense subduction-related volcanism.

Aliases (1)

Southern Volcanic Zone ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt → volcanic zone →
associatedWith	Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone →
characterizedBy	numerous active stratovolcanoes →
contains	calderas → monogenetic volcanic fields → stratovolcanoes →
country	Argentina → Chile →
dominantMagmaComposition	andesitic → dacitic →
eruptionStyle	explosive volcanism →
extendsThrough	south-central Chile → western Argentina →
geologicalAge	Cenozoic →
hasVolcano	Antuco → Calbuco → Chaitén → Copahue → Lanin → Lanín → Llaima → Llaima Volcano → Lonquimay → Mocho-Choshuenco → Nevados de Chillán → Osorno → Peteroa → Puyehue-Cordón Caulle → Tupungatito → Villarrica → Villarrica Volcano →
hazardType	lahars → plinian eruptions → pyroclastic flows →
locatedIn	Andes →
northOf	Austral Volcanic Zone →
notableEruption	2008 Chaitén eruption → 2011–2012 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption → frequent Villarrica eruptions →
overridingPlate	South American Plate →
partOf	Andean Volcanic Belt →
region	Southern Andes →
southOf	Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes →
subductingPlate	Nazca Plate →
tectonicSetting	subduction zone →
volcanicArcType	continental volcanic arc →
volcanismType	subduction-related volcanism →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andean subduction system →	associatedWith
Nazca Plate →	associatedWithVolcanicProvince
Andean Volcanic Belt ("Southern Volcanic Zone") →	hasSegment
Tupungatito →	partOf