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The Chaiten volcano in northern Patagonia, Chile, had been dormant for 9,500 years under its obsidian dome before erupting spectacularly and without warning one year ago, spewing ash 20km (12 miles) into the air and forcing the local population to...
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Founded in 1933, Chaiten (pronounced /tʃaɪ’tɛn/) is the name of an active Volcano in southern Andes Mountains, a district or a commune as well, and what used...
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Founded in 1933, Chaiten (pronounced /tʃaɪ’tɛn/) is the name of an active Volcano in southern Andes Mountains, a district or a commune as well, and what used...
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