Las Cañadas represent a complex system of ancient shield- and stratovolcanoes, having experienced collapses due to emptying of the magma chamber or giant landsliding. The bottom of the caldera has been reshaped by more recent volcanic activity.

Keywords

crater|caldera, high-mountain ecosystems, mountainscape, puna, shield volcano, volcanism, Zonobiome III

Created

Thursday 22 May 2003 by Martin Mergili in Africa and Macaronesia / Canary Islands (4509 visits)