Llaima

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Mountain in Chile

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Field	Value
name	Llaima
other_name	Yaima
photo	Volcán Llaima y Laguna Conguillío, desde Sierra Nevada.jpg
photo_caption	The snowy cone of Llaima volcano (2018)
elevation_m	3125
elevation_ref
prominence_m	1819
prominence_ref
listing	Region high point
Ultra
map	Chile
map_caption	Location in Chile
map_size	200
location	Melipeuco and Vilcún, Cautín Province, La Araucanía Region, Chile
range	Andes
coordinates
coordinates_ref
type	Stratovolcano
last_eruption	2008 to 2009
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The Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km East of Temuco and 663 km South of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park.

Geography

The top of Llaima consists of two summits; the lower of the two, Pichillaima, is about 2920 m high and is significantly less prominent than the higher northern summit.

The average elevation of the terrain around Llaima is about 740 m asl.

The volcano summit is located 10 km West South West of Conguillío Lake. Its slopes are drained by the rivers Captrén, Quepe and Trufultruful. The former ones are tributaries of Cautín River and the latter is affluent of Allipén River.

Eruptions

Llaima is one of Chile's most active volcanoes and has frequent but moderate eruptions. A 1640 eruption is thought to have contributed to a pause in the Arauco War between the Spanish and Mapuches established at the Parliament of Quillín in 1641. Possibly Mapuches interpreted the eruption as a signal sent from spirits known as pillanes.

An 1874–76 eruption caused various lava flows, landslides, lahars, and the fall of volcanic ash. After this eruption the volcano became known as Llaima or Yaima. Prior to that it had been known as Chañel a Mapuche word in reference to the pointy shape of its summit before the eruption.

The last major eruption occurred in 1994. 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. An amateur caught the early eruption phase on video. The volcanic ash expelled by Llaima travelled east over the Andes into Argentina. Ash fall was recorded in the area of Zapala, Neuquén Province, and forced the cancellation of flights to and from Presidente Perón Airport near the city of Neuquén. On July 2, 2008, another eruption resulted in evacuation of 40 people from a 15 km exclusion zone.

An eruption occurred on April 5, 2009, with pyroclastic flows, ash and lava seen on the slopes.

Future eruptions

For the 2010–30 period an eruption of Volcanic Explosivity Index 2 or more is expected based on statistics. As of 2020 such eruption has not happened. Research that models the internal architecture of the volcano indicate that Llaima has reached its maximum height and that any large eruption of lava will likely occur from flank vents and not from the summit.

Recreation

The ski center Las Araucarias lies on the volcano's western slopes. There are also some tours that go throughout the day.

Gallery

Image:llaima_eruption1.jpg|January 2008 Llaima eruption Image:llaima_eruption2.jpg|January 2008 Llaima eruption Image:Eruption from Llaima Volcano, Chile.jpg|The April 2009 eruption seen from space Image:First view of Volcan Llaima.jpg|Summit of Llaima volcano Image:Llaima.jpg|Llaima volcano a few days after the January 2008 eruption Image:Llaima1.jpg|Llaima volcano with a blanket of snow covering its solidified lava flows Image:Llaima2.jpg|Llaima volcano Image:Snow-Capped Llaima Volcano in Springtime.jpg|Snow-capped Llaima in springtime seen from space

References

Araucarias

Bibliography

References

[http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/andes2.html "Argentina and Chile, Central Ultra Prominences"]. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
Sernageomin. "Volcán Llaima".
Llaima's activity has been documented since the 17th century, and consists of several separate episodes of moderate explosive eruptions with occasional lava flows.Petit-Breuilh 2004, p. 324.
Petit-Breuilh 2004, p. 53.
Petit-Breuilh 2004, p. 187.
(January 2, 2008). "Chile volcano forces evacuations". BBC.
{{YouTube. ju81EJ3_M3I. Volcan LLAIMA
(January 2, 2008). "Cancelan vuelos en el aeropuerto de Neuquén por la erupción en Chile del volcán Llaima". Clarín.
(July 2, 2008 }}{{dead link). "Chile ski station evacuated as volcano erupts". Yahoo!News.
(2010). "Eruption time series statistically examined: Probabilities of future eruptions at Villarrica and Llaima Volcanoes, Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile". [[Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research]].
(2018). "El control de las propiedades del sistema magmático en las dimensiones que alcanza un edificio volcánico: Análisis de los volcanes Lascar, Lonquimay y Llaima, Andes de Chile".

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