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El Chichon Volcano

El Chichon Volcano:

Unusual changes inside the crater of Chichón volcano in southern Mexico have raised fresh concerns among volcanologists.

  • El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, is a stratovolcano in Mexico.
  • This volcano is made up of several lava domes and a tuff ring.
  • A tuff ring is a low, wide ring of volcanic ash and rock.
  • El Chichón sits between two larger volcanic areas: the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Central America Volcanic Arc.