Chaîne des Puys
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The Chaîne des Puys (French: [ʃɛn de pɥi], literally Chain of the Puys) is a north-south oriented chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars in the Massif Central of France.[1] The chain is about 40 km (25 mi) long, and the identified volcanic features, which constitute a volcanic field,[2] include 48 cinder cones, eight lava domes, and 15 maars and explosion craters.[3] Its highest point is the lava dome of Puy de Dôme, located near the middle of the chain, which is 1,465 m (4,806 ft) high.[3] The name of the range comes from a French term, puy, which refers to a volcanic mountain with a rounded profile. A date of 4040 BC is usually given for the last eruption of a Chaîne des Puys volcano.[4]
Chaîne des Puys | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | max. 1,464 m (4,803 ft) at Puy de Dôme |
Coordinates | 45.5°N 2.8°E / 45.5; 2.8 |
Geography | |
Location | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
Parent range | Massif Central |
Geology | |
Age of rock | From 7,000 to 95,000 years |
Mountain type | cinder cones, lava domes, and maars |
Last eruption | 4040 BC ± 150 years |
Official name | Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | (viii) |
Designated | 2018 |
Reference no. | 1434 |
Region | Western Europe |
An outstanding example of plate tectonics in action and continental rifting, the Chaîne des Puys region became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.[5]