Casablanca (volcano)
Casablanca (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈβlaŋka]) is a holocene stratovolcano in the Andes of Los Lagos Region, Chile. It is located about 90 km east of the city of Osorno and host on its slopes the Antillanca ski resort. The complex erupted lavas with composition between basalt and andesite and has no recorded historical eruptions. Several scoria cones formed after the last ice age.
| Casablanca | |
|---|---|
 Casablanca cone in the background. In the foreground Raihuen crater. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Puyehue, Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | South Volcanic Zone |
References
- "Antillanca Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- Sébastien Bertrand; Julie Castiaux; Etienne Juvigné (August 2008). "Tephrostratigraphy of the late glacial and Holocene sediments of Puyehue Lake (Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile, 40°S)". Quaternary International. 70 (3): 343–357. doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2008.06.001. hdl:1912/2629.
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