Petrohue Waterfalls with Osorno Volcano, Chile
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Petrohue Waterfalls with Osorno Volcano, Chile
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Description
Petrohué Waterfalls (Saltos del Petrohué) is a chute-type waterfall in the upper reach of Petrohué River in Chile, a short distance downstream of the source of this river in Todos los Santos Lake. This waterfall is inside the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, close to the road leading to the Petrohue locality on lake Todos los Santos. Tourists on the international route between Puerto Montt in Chile and Bariloche in Argentina are generally offered a stop for a walk to enjoy the sights.
The waterfall is supported by basaltic lava (andesite) stemming from the Osorno Volcano that sits in between Todos los Santos and Llanquihue Lake and provides an interesting background for pictures. The average water flow of these falls is of 270 m3 per second, but it can be much larger during the rainy season when the surface level of lake Todos los Santos rises by up to 3 meters. The water, decanted in the lake, is usually clear with a green hue; however, occasionally, when lahars descending from the volcano are active, water at the falls can be loaded with sand and silt. Transport of these abrasive materials explains the polished aspect of the rocks.
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Comments (21)
Dennis Baswell
beautiful 2600 meter volcano in Chile great pov used.Lots of volcanic activity in Chile now like Calbuco which blew on April 22nd. over 90 of them are very active, glad your timing was great.
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you - yes I was there before all the recent activity, but I am no stranger to active volcanoes because I lived on the big island of Hawaii during eruptions of Kiluea and I have pictures of that in my Hawaii portfolio!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations, your wonderful photograph has been featured in The 200 Club! You are invited to archive it in the featured section.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 January: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (January 4, 2020)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Snow-Ice-Frost Including Mountain Tops” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 November & December: Stunning Featured Images and Thank you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You may also post your featured image to our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2059486324342268/?ref=bookmarks (December 27, 2019)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on your Feature, in the "Lady Photographers and Artists", "Your Very Best Photography", & "Collectors Gallery", groups!
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