Mate Grande

Mate Grande is a volcanic caldera in Aysén Region, southern Chile.^[2] The volcano was discovered by geologists of the University of Chile and the discovery announced in 2021.^[1][2] It lies along the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault.^[2] The volcano received the name Mate Grande in honor of the mate drink that is popular in southern Chile.^[2] Mate Grande hosts rocks that cooled from lava less than five thousand years old and is thus considered an active volcano. The diameter of caldera is about 5 km.^[2]

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Mate Grande
Mate Grande Northeast of Quitralco Fjord, Aysén Region, Chile
Highest point
Elevation	1,280 m (4,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates	45°35′28″S 73°07′51″W / 45.59111°S 73.13083°W / -45.59111; -73.13083 (highest point)
Geography
Location	Northeast of Quitralco Fjord, Aysén Region, Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Caldera
Volcanic zone	Southern Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	Within last 5,000 years
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1. ^ ^{a b} De Pascale, Gregory P.; Froude, Melanie; Penna, Ivanna; Hermanns, Reginald L.; Sepúlveda, Sergio A.; Moncada, Daniel; Persico, Mario; Easton, Gabriel; Villalobos, Angelo (March 29, 2021). "Liquiñe-Ofqui's fast slipping intra-volcanic arc crustal faulting above the subducted Chile Ridge". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 7069. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11.7069D. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86413-w. hdl:11250/2755186. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8007613. PMID 33782456.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Aguirre A., Francisco (April 6, 2021). "Activo y con 5 mil años de antigüedad: Geólogos de la Universidad de Chile descubren volcán en la Patagonia Chilena". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved June 21, 2021.

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