Nevado Chachani
- Peru
- South America
- Stratovolcano
- Unknown - Evidence Uncertain
- Country
- Volcanic Region
- Primary Volcano Type
- Last Known Eruption
- 16.191°S
- 71.53°W
- 6057 m
19872 ft - 354007
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Summit
Elevation - Volcano
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- Latest Activity Reports
- Weekly Reports
- Bulletin Reports
- Synonyms & Subfeatures
- General Information
- Eruptive History
- Deformation History
- Emission History
- Photo Gallery
- Map Holdings
- Sample Collection
- External Sites
The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Nevado Chachani.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Nevado Chachani.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Nevado Chachani.
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Chanchani | Cachani | ||||
Cones |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Andes, Cerro los | Cone | 3650 m | 16° 17' 0" S | 71° 36' 0" W |
| Horqueta, Cerro | Cone | 5484 m | 16° 11' 46" S | 71° 33' 58" W |
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Pampa de Palacio
Cortaderas, Las |
Shield volcano | 3862 m | 16° 15' 0" S | 71° 36' 0" W |
| Volcancillo, Cerro el | Cone | 5180 m | 16° 9' 40" S | 71° 31' 8" W |
Craters |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Cortaderal, Cerro el | Fissure vent | 3680 m | 16° 15' 0" S | 71° 35' 0" W |
Domes |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Chingana, Cerro la | Dome | 5500 m | 16° 8' 31" S | 71° 30' 47" W |
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Nocarane, Cerro
Frailes, Los |
Dome | 5784 m | 16° 7' 41" S | 71° 32' 13" W |
| Penones, Cerro los | Dome | |||
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Eruptive History
The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Nevado Chachani. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Nevado Chachani page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
Deformation History
There is no Deformation History data available for Nevado Chachani.
Emission History
There is no Emissions History data available for Nevado Chachani.
Photo Gallery
| The Nevado de Chachani volcanic complex, seen here from the SW near the village of Yura, consists of a 360 sq km group of Pleistocene lava domes, a stratovolcano, and a shield volcano. The central, 6057-m-high Nevado Chachani complex contains multiple vents along an arcuate line, including a well-defined summit crater at the western end. Cerro La Horqueta (left horizon) may represent the latest activity from Nevado Chachani, after which activity migrated to the 8-km-wide Holocene lava shield of Pampa de Palacio on the south side. Photo by Norm Banks, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey). |
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| Nevado Chachani volcano towers north of the international airport at Arequipa, Perú. The massive, 360 sq km volcanic complex includes a group of stratovolcanoes forming the horizon in this view, an older lava dome complex, and a younger SW-flank shield volcano. The dark hills in the left-center foreground are the distal margins of viscous lava flows from the Pampa de Placio, the SW-flank shield volcano. Volcanism has migrated to the west, and this marks the most recent activity of the Nevado Chachani complex. Photo by Norm Banks, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey). |
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| The glacier-capped Nevado de Chachani volcanic complex lies immediately north of the city of Arequipa. The central part of the 6057-m-high complex contains multiple vents along an arcuate line. Pleistocene lava domes form the glacier-covered northern end of the complex in this NASA image. A prominent lava-flow complex at the bottom-center part of the image with fresh-looking flow levees was erupted from the 8-km-wide lava shield of Pampa de Palacio of late-Pleistocene to possibly Holocene age. NASA Landsat7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov). |
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GVP Map Holdings
The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.
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Title: Chivay Publisher: IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional Country: Peru Year: 1988 Series: PAIGH Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Arequipa Publisher: IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional Country: Peru Year: 1988 Series: PAIGH Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Arequipa Publisher: IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional Country: Peru Year: 1984 Series: PAIGH Map Type: Satellite Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Chivay Publisher: IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional Country: Peru Year: 1984 Series: PAIGH Map Type: Satellite Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: S America Year: 1982 Series: ONC Map Type: Navigation Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Bolivia, Brazil, Peru Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Peru, Bolivia, Brazil Year: 1980 Series: ONC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Ichuna Publisher: IGM Instituto Geografico Militar Country: Peru Year: 1975 Series: J631 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:100,000 |
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Title: Mapa Geologico del Peru (SE quad) Publisher: IGM-Peru Instituto de Geologia Y Mineria Country: Peru Year: 1975 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Characato Publisher: IGM Instituto Geografico Militar Country: Peru Year: 1973 Series: J631 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:100,000 |
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Title: Tarucane Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Peru Year: 1968 Series: J731 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:50,000 |
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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database
There are no samples for Nevado Chachani in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
External Sites
| MIROVA | Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) is a near real time volcanic hot-spot detection system based on the analysis of MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. In particular, MIROVA uses the Middle InfraRed Radiation (MIR), measured over target volcanoes, in order to detect, locate and measure the heat radiation sourced from volcanic activity. |
| MODVOLC Thermal Alerts | Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales. |
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Sentinel Hub Playground
Sentinel Hub EO Browser |
The Sentinel Hub Playground provides a quick look at any Sentinel-2 image in any combination of the bands and enhanced with image effects; Landsat 8, DEM and MODIS are also available. Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application developers worldwide. It makes Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. Sentinel Hub is operated by Sinergise |
| IRIS seismic stations/networks | Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Nevado Chachani. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations | Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Nevado Chachani. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
| DECADE Data | The DECADE portal, still in the developmental stage, serves as an example of the proposed interoperability between The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, the Mapping Gas Emissions (MaGa) Database, and the EarthChem Geochemical Portal. The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing (DECADE) initiative seeks to use new and established technologies to determine accurate global fluxes of volcanic CO2 to the atmosphere, but installing CO2 monitoring networks on 20 of the world's 150 most actively degassing volcanoes. The group uses related laboratory-based studies (direct gas sampling and analysis, melt inclusions) to provide new data for direct degassing of deep earth carbon to the atmosphere. |
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. |
| Large Eruptions of Nevado Chachani | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
| EarthChem | EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). |
