Volcán Osorno is a 2,652 m (8,701 feet) tall conical stratovolcano
lying between the provinces of Osorno
and Llanquihue, in Los
Lagos Region of Chile.
It stands on the southeastern shore of Lake
Llanquihue, and also towers over Todos los Santos Lake. Osorno is known
worldwide as a symbol of the local landscape, and is noted for its similar
appearance to Mount Fuji.
Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes of the
southern Chilean Andes,
with 11 historical eruptions recorded between 1575 and 1869. The basalt and andesite lava flows
generated during these eruptions reached both Llanquihue and Todos los Santos
Lakes. The upper slopes of the volcano are almost entirely covered in glaciers despite
its very modest altitude and latitude, sustained by the substantial snowfall in
the very moist maritime climate of the region.
