Juan Fernández Ridge

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Map of the volcanic arcs in the Andes and subducted structures affecting volcanism

The Juan Fernández Ridge is a volcanic island and seamount chain on the Nazca Plate. It runs in a west-east direction from the Juan Fernández hotspot to the Peru-Chile Trench at a latitude of 33° S near Valparaíso. The Juan Fernández Islands are the only seamounts that reach the surface.

v t e Geology of Chile

Morphology	Torres del Paine Valdivia

Institutions	CODELCO INACH ONEMI OVDAS SERNAGEOMIN (Andean Geology)

Lists	Earthquakes Glaciers Lakes Mountains Rivers Volcanoes Fjords, channels, sounds and straits Islands

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