🎳 Mate Grande

Chile · Americas · 45.59°S, 73.13°W

Advertisement

Mate Grande is a volcanic caldera in Aysén Region, southern Chile. The volcano was discovered by geologists of the University of Chile and the discovery announced in 2021. It lies along the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault. The volcano received the name Mate Grande in honor of the mate drink that is popular in southern Chile. Mate Grande hosts rocks that cooled from lava less than five thousand years old and is thus considered an active volcano. The diameter of caldera is about 5 km.

Read the full article on Wikipedia →

Quick facts

CountryChile
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)45.59°S, 73.13°W · view on map

Mate Grande is located in Chile, in Americas.

More volcanoes in Chile

Acamarachi · Aguas Calientes (volcano) · Antillanca Group · Antuco (volcano) · Arintica · Aucanquilcha · Callaqui · Carrán-Los Venados · Casablanca (volcano) · Cay (volcano).

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

Advertisement
Advertisement