{"id":125434,"date":"2026-09-21T13:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125434"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:09:54","slug":"nevados-de-chillan-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nevados-de-chillan-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevados de Chill\u00e1n Volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nevados de Chill\u00e1n Volcano Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chile\u2019s Nevados de Chill\u00e1n volcano erupted in an eruptive pulse recently, sending ash and volcanic material about 380 metres above the crater.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nevados de Chill\u00e1n Volcano<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>large composite <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/volcanic-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\">stratovolcanic<\/a> complex <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">located in the <\/span><b>Southern Volcanic Zone <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Chilean Andes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s one of the <\/span><b>most active volcanoes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the \u00d1uble Region of Chile.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This volcanic group is made up of <\/span><b>three main peaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that overlap each other.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>highest peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>Cerro Blanco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (also called <\/span><b>Volc\u00e1n Nevado<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which stands about 3,212 meters (10,538 feet) tall.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the southeast, you&#8217;ll find <\/span><b>Volc\u00e1n Viejo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (also known as <\/span><b>Volc\u00e1n Chill\u00e1n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which is about 3,089 meters (10,135 feet) high.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In the middle of these two<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>Volc\u00e1n Nuevo.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Documented eruptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> date back to the <\/span><b>17th century,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while geological deposits preserve evidence of activity dating back thousands of years.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is particularly known for <\/span><b>lava-dome growth, explosions and pyroclastic activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/videos\/chile-volcano-erupts-sends-ash-column-380-metres-into-the-sky-101789905928504.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>HT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevados de Chill\u00e1n Volcano is a large composite stratovolcanic complex located in the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Chilean Andes. 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