<P> Volcanology of Chile studies a continuous volcanic process that has a strong influence on Chilean landscape , geology , economy and society . Volcanism constantly renews the Chilean landscape with lava flows , lava plateaus , lava domes , cinder cones , stratovolcanoes , shield volcanoes , submarine volcanoes , calderas , diatremes , and maars . However volcanism in Chile as well as in other parts of the world is also associated with several natural hazards such as lahars , earthquakes , pyroclastic flows , toxic gases and ash . Continental Chile has a high concentration of active volcanoes due to its location along the Peru -- Chile Trench , a subduction zone where the Nazca and Antarctic Plates are driven beneath the South American Plate . Chile has been subject to volcanism since at least late Paleozoic when subduction along the western margin of South America began . Easter Island , Juan Fernández Islands and other oceanic islands of Chile are extinct volcanoes created by hotspots . Chile has about 500 volcanoes considered active , 60 of which have had recorded eruptions in the last 450 years . The volcanoes with most recorded eruptions are : </P>
<P> Volcanology of Chile studies a continuous volcanic process that has a strong influence on Chilean landscape , geology , economy and society . Volcanism constantly renews the Chilean landscape with lava flows , lava plateaus , lava domes , cinder cones , stratovolcanoes , shield volcanoes , submarine volcanoes , calderas , diatremes , and maars . However volcanism in Chile as well as in other parts of the world is also associated with several natural hazards such as lahars , earthquakes , pyroclastic flows , toxic gases and ash . Continental Chile has a high concentration of active volcanoes due to its location along the Peru -- Chile Trench , a subduction zone where the Nazca and Antarctic Plates are driven beneath the South American Plate . Chile has been subject to volcanism since at least late Paleozoic when subduction along the western margin of South America began . Easter Island , Juan Fernández Islands and other oceanic islands of Chile are extinct volcanoes created by hotspots . Chile has about 500 volcanoes considered active , 60 of which have had recorded eruptions in the last 450 years . The volcanoes with most recorded eruptions are : </P>
how many active volcanoes are there in chile
how many active volcanoes are there in chile
about 500
about 500