Volcán Osorno (2652 m) is seen in the background. The channel in the right foreground illustrates the interplay between erosion and deposition processes related to volcanic activity, flowing water and volcanic debris flows (lahars). The central part of the image shows a piece of temperate rainforest.

Keywords

debris flow, fluvial erosion, fluvial processes, fluvial sedimentation, glacial processes, glacier, lahar, landslide, mountaintop, non-tropical rainforest, stratovolcano, volcanic rocks, volcanism, Zonobiome V

Created

Thursday 13 April 2006 by Martin Mergili in South America / Chile (16091 visits)