Chaîne_des_Puys
Chaîne des Puys
Volcano in France
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]
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]