Volcanology of Chile - wikipedia Volcanology of Chile This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2014 ) Following the eruption of the Chaitén volcano, a lahar destroyed much of the town of Chaitén. Aerial view of the peak of Mount Villarrica Volcanology of Chile studies a continuous volcanic process that has a strong influence on Chilean landscape, geology, economy and society. Volcanism constantly renews the Chilean landscape with lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes, and maars. However volcanism in Chile as well as in other parts of the world is also associated with several natural hazards such as lahars, earthquakes, pyroclastic flows, toxic gases and ash. Continental Chile has a high concentration of active volcanoes due to its location along the Peru -- Chile Trench, a subduction zone where the Nazca and Antarctic Plates are driven beneath the South American Plate. Chile has been subject to volcanism since at least late Paleozoic when subduction along the western margin of South America began. Easter Island, Juan Fernández Islands and other oceanic islands of Chile are extinct volcanoes created by hotspots. Chile has about 500 volcanoes considered active, 60 of which have had recorded eruptions in the last 450 years. The volcanoes with most recorded eruptions are : Llaima ( 8 ) Villarrica ( 6 ) Antuco Volcano ( 4 ) Planchón - Peteroa ( 3 ) Lonquimay ( 3 ) Calbuco ( 3 ) See also Geology of Chile List of volcanoes in Chile External links Monitoring the volcanoes of Chile by SERNAGEOMIN, Chile 's National Geology and Mining Service Geology of Chile Terranes Arequipa - Antofalla Chaitenia Chilenia Chiloé Cuyania Fitz Roy Madre de Dios Mejillonia Patagonia Sedimentary formations and groups Cenozoic Neogene Abanico Fm. Angostura Fm. Ayacara Fm. Bahía Inglesa Fm. Caldera Beds Caleta Godoy Fm. Caleta Herradura Fm. Campanario Fm. Chaicayán Gp. Cheuquemó Fm. Cholchol Fm. Cola de Zorro Fm. Coquimbo Fm. Cura - Mallín Gp. Farellones Fm. La Cascada Fm. Lacui Fm. La Montaña Fm. La Portada Fm. Malleco Fm. Mininco Fm. Navidad Fm. Oxaya Fm. Parga Fm. Puduhuapi Fm. Pupunahue Beds Ranquil Fm. Río Frías Fm. San Pedro Beds Santo Domingo Fm. Temuco Fm. Traiguén Fm. Trapa - Trapa Fm. Tubul Fm. Vargas Fm. Paleogene Abanico Fm. Azapa Fm. Caleta Chonos Fm. Cheuquemó Fm. Cura - Mallín Gp. La Cascada Fm. Lebu Gp. Loreto Fm. Oxaya Fm. Parga Fm. Pupunahue Beds Temuco Fm. Vargas Fm. Mesozoic Cretaceous Baños del Flaco Fm. Cerro Colorado Fm. Coihaique Gp. Divisadero Gp. Hornitos Fm. Ñirehuao Fm. Quiriquina Fm. Viñita Fm. Way Gp. Zapata Fm. Jurassic Coihaique Gp. Ibáñez Fm. La Negra Fm. Nacientes del Biobío Fm. Nacientes del Teno Fm. Pan de Azúcar Fm. Tobífera Fm. Triassic Choiyoi Gp. Panguipulli Fm. Santa Juana Fm. Tralcán Fm. Paleozoic Llano de Chocolate Beds Batholiths Coastal central Chile Elqui - Limarí Futrono - Riñihue North Patagonian Panguipulli South Patagonian Vicuña Mackenna Metamorphic complexes Bahía Mansa Belén Chañaral Choapa Chonos Cordillera Darwin Eastern Andes Mejillones Puerto Edén Punta de Choros Quebrada del Carrizo Trafún Tierra del Fuego Faults Atacama Fault Biobío - Aluminé Fault Cachet Fault Domeyko Fault Futrono Fault Gastre Fault Lanalhue Fault Liquiñe - Ofqui Fault Magallanes - Fagnano Fault Mocha - Villarrica Fault Pichilemu Fault Reigolil - Pirihueico Fault San Ramón Fault Valeriano Fault Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Volcanology_of_Chile&oldid=827913973 '' Categories : Volcanism of Chile Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from November 2014 All articles lacking sources Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 February 2018, at 13 : 59 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how many active volcanoes are there in chile
Answer: about 500