Cay (volcano)

For other uses of Cay, see Cay (disambiguation).

Cay is a stratovolcano in the South Volcanic Zone of the Andes in Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, Chile. The volcano is located 15 km northeast of the larger Maca Volcano and about 230 km of the Chile Trench at the intersection of NW-SE and NE-SW faults of the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone.^[2]

Cay
Cay volcano as viewed from the shoreline of Yulton Lake.
Highest point
Elevation	2,090 m (6,860 ft)[1]
Coordinates	45°03′45″S 72°59′09″W
Geography
Location	north of Aisén Fjord, and west of Yulton Lake, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic zone	South Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	Unknown

The volcano is composed from basalt and dacite and there is no evidence of Holocene activity.^[3] Below 1000m, several parasitic cones lie on the southwest flank of the volcano.^[4]

See also

• Geology of Chile
• HidroAysén
• List of volcanoes in Chile