Juan Fernández hotspot

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The Juan Fernández hotspot is marked 16 on map.

The Juan Fernández hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The hotspot created the Juan Fernández Ridge which includes the Juan Fernández Archipelago and a long seamount chain that is being subducted in the Peru-Chile Trench at the site of Papudo giving origin to the Norte Chico Volcanic Gap

See also

Easter hotspot
Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault
Patagonian Volcanic Gap

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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