Hornopirén (volcano) explained

Hornopirén
Elevation M:1572
Location:Chile
Range:Andes
Coordinates:-41.8744°N -72.4314°W
Map:Chile
Type:Stratovolcano
Volcanic Arc/Belt:South Volcanic Zone
Last Eruption:1835 (?)

Hornopirén (pronounced as /es/) is a stratovolcano located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile, south of Yate Volcano and east of Apagado or Hualiaque pyroclastic cone. Hornopirén lies on the major regional Liquine-Ofqui Fault. The volcano is said to have erupted in 1835, although no details are known. The name of the volcano derives from the Spanish word for oven, horno and the native Mapudungun word for snow pirén, thus Hornopirén means snow oven.

The town of Hornopirén is south of the volcano, on an inlet off the Gulf of Ancud.

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