Villarric Chile's Most Active Volcano

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Volcanoes exist all around the world. A volcano is a break in the Earth’s crust that produces lava, gases, ash. Some volcanoes are active and some volcanoes extinct and dormant. Magma usually forms 30 to 120 miles beneath Earth’s surface. Most volcanoes are tourist attractions and most people like to climb them and to live near them to produce some heat to there house when the people don't have any heat.

Villarrica is located in the country of chile. Villarrica has a 4 star warning and is currently active. Villarrica is also known as “Rucapillan” a mapuche word. Villarrica is one of Chile’s most active volcano and is very explosive. Villarica formed in 1558 and killed 350 people in war. Villarrica is also along the Gustre Fault.

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