| Corcovado | |
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 The volcano as seen from Quellón. Quellón is a Chilean city commune and port in southern Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region. |
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| Elevation | 2,300 metres (7,546 ft) |
| Location | Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 4920 BC ± 100 |
Corcovado Volcano is a stratovolcano located about 25 km south of the mouth of Yelcho River, in the Palena Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Mountains can be characterized in several ways Some mountains are Volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic Palena Province is one of the provinces of the Los Lagos Region, Chile. Geography and demography The region has an area of 67013 km² and its population according to the 2002 INE Census was 1073135 with a population density Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The glacially eroded volcano is flanked by Holocene cinder cones. A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical Hill of volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a Volcanic vent. The most distinctive feature of this volcano is its stepped top, similar to that of Puntiagudo Volcano. Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos is a snow-capped volcanic chain located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile, near Volcán Osorno. At its foot lies a series of beautiful lakes. Corcovado dominates the landscape of Gulf of Corcovado area and is visible from the Chiloé Island, if weather allows. Gulf of Corcovado (Golfo de Corcovado is a large body of water separating the Chiloé Island from the mainland of Chile. Chiloé Island ( Spanish: "Isla de Chiloé" also known as' Isla Grande de Chiloé "Greater Island of Chiloé", is the largest island May 3,2008 eruption forced evacuation of approximately 1,200 people.
The volcano and the adjacent area form part of Corcovado National Park, being Chaitén the main gateway to this protected area. Corcovado National Park is the newest of the national parks of Chile. Chaitén (tʃaɪˈtɛn is a Chilean town and commune, capital of the Palena Province in Los Lagos Region.
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