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Casablanca (volcano)

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Mountain in Chile
Casablanca
Casablanca cone in the background. In the foreground Raihuen crater.
Highest point
Elevation1,990 m (6,530 ft)
Coordinates40°46′30″S 72°09′23″W / 40.77500°S 72.15639°W / -40.77500; -72.15639
Geography
LocationPuyehue, Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltSouth Volcanic Zone

Casablanca (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈβlaŋka]) is a Holocene stratovolcano in the Andes of Los Lagos Region, Chile. It is located about 90 km east of the city of Osorno and host on its slopes the Antillanca ski resort. The complex erupted lavas with composition between basalt and andesite and has no recorded historical eruptions. Several scoria cones formed after the last ice age.

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Andean volcanoes
Northern Volcanic Zone
(6° N – 3° S)
Central Volcanic Zone
(14°–27° S)
Southern Volcanic Zone
(33°–46° S)
Austral Volcanic Zone
(49°–55° S)
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south


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