Llaima
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Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km northeast of Temuco and 663 km southeast of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park. Llaima’s activity has been documented since the 17th century, and consists of several separate episodes of moderate explosive eruptions with occasional lava flows.
The volcano, along with Sierra Nevada, surrounds the Conguillío Lake.
Its slopes are drained by the rivers Captrén, Quepe and Trufultruful.[1] The former ones are tributaries of Cautín River and the latter is affluent of Allipén River.
The average elevation of the terrain around Llaima is about 740 m asl.[1]
Name
Llaima is a Mapuche word meaning "Blood Veins". The volcano also have been called Chañel, a Mapuche name that is related with its finger shape. During the Spanish rule, it was named Imperial, because of its location close to the city of Carahue, then called La Imperial.[1]
Subsidiary peaks
The top of Llaima consists of two summits, the lower of the two is named Pichillaima, is about 2,920 m (9,580 ft) high and is meaningfully less prominent than the other, northern summit.[1]
Recreation
The ski center Las Araucarias lies on the volcano's western slopes.
Eruptions
Llaima is one of Chile's most active volcanoes and has frequent but moderate eruptions. An eruption on January 1, 2008 forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby villages. A column of smoke approximately 3000 m high was observed. The last major eruption occurred in 1994.[2] An amateur caught the early eruption phase on video, which can be seen here.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Template:Es icon Sernageomin. "Volcán Llaima". Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ "Chile volcano forces evacuations". January 2, 2008.
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