Volcano

Purico Complex

Pyroclastic shield · 5,703 m · Chile

Purico Complex sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone.

Elevation

5,703 m

Type

Pyroclastic shield

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone, continental crust

Dominant Rock

Dacite

Plate

South American Plate

Country

Chile

Last Eruption

unknown

• Wikipedia article

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata