Sollipulli

Sollipulli
Aerial photograph of volcan Sollipulli, looking southeast. The dark red feature on the side of Sollipulli is the cinder cone called Chufquen which formed during the most recent eruption, about 700 years ago.
Highest point
Elevation	2,282 m (7,487 ft) ^[1]
Listing	List of volcanoes in Chile
Coordinates	38°58′0″S 71°31′0″W / 38.96667°S 71.51667°W / -38.96667; -71.51667Coordinates: 38°58′0″S 71°31′0″W / 38.96667°S 71.51667°W / -38.96667; -71.51667 ^[1]
Geography
Location	Southern Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Caldera
Volcanic arc/belt	Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Last eruption	1240 ± 50 years^[1]

Nevados de Sollipulli as seen from Villarrica Volcano

Sollipulli is an ice-filled volcanic caldera, which lies about 12 kilometres south of the small town of Melipeuco in the La Araucanía Region, Chile. Volcan Sollipulli lies northeast of Caburgua Lake and southeast of Llaima volcano; and there are views to at least seven active volcanoes from the summit rim. The volcano has evolved in close contact with glacial ice and has some typical subglacial volcanic features such as hyaloclastite breccia and pillow lava. It differs from many calderas in that Sollipulli appears to have collapsed in a non-explosive manner. The age of collapse is not yet known, but since the caldera formed, volcanic activity has continued along the surrounding ring faults which have produced lava flows and lava domes, increasing the elevation of the caldera wall. The caldera is 4 km in average diameter and according to ground penetrating radar measurements made in 1993 it contained a maximum ice thickness of at least 550 m, but perhaps as much as 650 m, at that time.^[2]^[3]

The volcanic complex is located within the boundaries of the sector Hualalafquén of Villarrica National Reserve.

An excellent lodge that organises climbing tours is Nevados de Sollipulli

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Sollipulli

References

1 2 3 "Sollipulli". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
↑ "VGRG in Chile:Volcán Sollipulli". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
↑ Gilbert, J. S.; M. V. Stasiuk1, S. J. Lane, C. R. Adam, M. D. Murphy, R. S. J. Sparks and J. A. Naranjo (1996). "Non-explosive, constructional evolution of the ice-filled caldera at Volcán Sollipulli, Chile". Bulletin of Volcanology (Springer) 58: 67–83. Bibcode:1996BVol...58...67G. doi:10.1007/s004450050127. Retrieved 20 April 2009. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)

Andean volcanoes

Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)	Romeral Nevado del Ruiz Nevado del Tolima Nevado del Huila Puracé Doña Juana Galeras Cayambe Reventador Pichincha Antisana Aliso Soche Illiniza Cotopaxi Quilotoa Chimborazo Tungurahua Sangay

Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S)	Sara Sara Sulimana Coropuna Wallqa Wallqa Sabancaya Ampato Andagua volcanic field Chachani Misti Ubinas Huaynaputina Tixani Tutupaka Yukamani Parina Quta Iru Phutunqu Azufre Sairecabur Pacana Licancabur Lascar Llullaillaco Galán San Francisco Ojos del Salado

Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)	Tupungato Tupungatito Maipo Calabozos Descabezado Grande Cerro Azul Nevado de Longaví Nevados de Chillán Antuco Copahue Callaqui Lonquimay Llaima Sollipulli Villarrica Quetrupillán Lanín Mocho-Choshuenco Carrán-Los Venados Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Casablanca Osorno Calbuco Hornopirén Huequi Michinmahuida Chaitén Corcovado Cay Macá Hudson

Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)	Lautaro Viedma Aguilera Reclus Burney Fueguino

Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south

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