Chile's Chaiten Volcano One Of Scores Of Active Volcanoes In Region

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 10:21 in Earth & Climate

The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" region of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia considered active by volcanologists, some of which lie in much more densely populated areas, said a geologist who has studied Chaiten.

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