Sollipulli

Sollipulli (; in the Mapuche language) is an ice-filled volcanic caldera and volcanic complex, which lies southeast of the small town of Melipeuco in the La Araucanía Region, Chile. It is part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes, one of the four volcanic belts in the Andes chain.

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Mountain.name: Sollipulli
Mountain.photo: Nevados de Sollipulli.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Aerial photograph of volcan Sollipulli, looking southeast. The dark red feature on the side of Sollipulli is the cinder cone called Chufquen which formed during the most recent eruption, about 700 years ago.
Mountain.elevation_m: 2282
Mountain.listing: List of volcanoes in Chile
Mountain.location: Southern Chile
Mountain.range: Andes
Mountain.map: Chile
Mountain.map_caption: Location of Sollipulliin Chile
Mountain.type: Caldera
Mountain.volcanic_zone: Southern Volcanic Zone
Mountain.last_eruption: 1240 ± 50 years

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Elevation: 2282
Image: Nevados de Sollipulli.jpg

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Geomorphology and geography
Regional
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Glaciers
Geology
Composition
Precipitation and vegetation
Eruption history
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The volcano has evolved in close contact with glacial ice. It differs from many calderas in that Sollipulli appears to have collapsed in a non-explosive manner. The age of collapse is not yet known, but it is presently filled with ice to thicknesses of . The ice drains through two glaciers in the west and the north of the caldera. Sollipulli has developed on a basement formed by Mesozoic and Cenozoic geological formations.