USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
South America Volcanoes and Volcanics
- Background and Information
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DESCRIPTION: South America Volcanoes and Volcanics
-- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History
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Argentina ...
Chile ...
Chilean Islands ...
Colombia ...
Ecuador ...
El Misti ...
Galapagos Islands ...
Nazca Plate ...
Peru ...
Ruiz ...
South America ...
Subduction ...
- South America Menus
- Maps and Graphics
- Items of Interest
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Active Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, and South America - Map
-- [Map,10K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Tilling, Heliker, and
Wright, 1987, and Hamilton, 1976
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Chile Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
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Chile - Major Volcanoes of Chile - Map
-- [Map,15K,InlineGIF]
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Colombia Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
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Colombia - Major Volcanoes of Colombia - Map
-- [Map,20K,InlineGIF]
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Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions Since 1500 A.D.
-- includes Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia)
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Decade Volcanoes - Menu
-- includes Galeras (Colombia)
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Decade Volcanoes - Location Map
-- [Map,16K,InlineGIF]
-- includes Galeras (Colombia)
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Ecuador Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
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Ecuador - Major Volcanoes of Ecuador - Map
-- [Map,20K,InlineGIF]
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South America Volcanoes and Volcanics - Description
-- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History
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VDAP - Volcano Disaster Assistance Program - Menu
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VDAP - Principal Volcanic Regions of the World and VDAP Responses 1987-1999
-- [Map,139K,InlineGIF]
-- includes Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
-- Modified from: Ewert, et.al., 1997, USGS Fact Sheet 064-97
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Volcanoes and Weather - Menu
-- includes references to Hudson (Chile)
- Useful Links
URL for CVO HomePage is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/SouthAmerica/framework.html>
If you have questions or comments please contact:
<GS-CVO-WEB@usgs.gov>
02/04/02, Lyn Topinka