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The chain of volcanoes

Andes | Southern Chile | Argentina

Date of acquisition:    November 6th, 2021 |  14:43:54 UTC

Sensor:  Sentinel-2B L2A

Coordinates:     39.5°S, 71.7°W

This chain of three large stratovolcanoes in South America  is stretching in an almost straight line perpendicular to the volcanic chain of the Andes. These craters are located quite close to  one another separated by 20 – 25 km each. The North West – South East trending Mocha-Villarrica Fault Zone gives rise to the alignment of these volcanoes.

From northwest to southeast:

Villarrica (39.420556°S, 71.939722°W, 2,847m) is a very active stratovolcano in Chile,

Quetrupillán (39.503390°S, 71.709210°W, 2,360m) is a stratovolcano in Chile,

Lanín (39.632778°N, 71.499722°W, 3,747m) is a stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile.

Images contain modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2021].