Talk:Osorno (volcano)

Similar to Mt Fuji?

I'm sure it also looks quite similar to half a dozen other volcanoes formed by similar processes. Is this particular resemblance really striking enough to be worth mentioning? Will leave the comment for now, but I'm dubious. Auros 22:22, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

It is worthy enough of note here if not only to match the amount of press the claim receives here at Puerto Varas, Chile. I am going to see it for myself firsthand tomorrow... i'll submit another post and let you know what i think of it in person. user: watinch 22:50 09 April 2007

If you wanted to write in the explanation that this similarity is plugged by local tourist agencies, that would make it more relevant. Even better, if you can link to anything online demonstrating this fact, that'd be great. Thanks! Auros 21:20, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I removed the Mt. Fuji resemblance paragraph as it doesn't have any sort of notability and/or credible referencial source that supports that statement. Being from the area, that fact is mostly used by tour agencies on their promotional leaflets but does not meet the notability elements needed for an online and/or printed encyclopedia Casiomaker (talk) 00:43, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Modest altitude?

I vote for deletion of the reference pointing out similarity with Mt. Fuji. It's a subjective impression and should not be repeated here, unless the author of the line is known and quotable.

Stratovolcano is a technical word. A link should be provided to be able to learn what it means.

I wonder about the statement "despite its modest altitude...". Is 2650 meters tall, towering over lake Llanquihue and lake Todos los Santos, a modest altitude? Let's stick to sober facts.

Is volcan Osorno known worldwide as a symbol of the local landscape? I doubt, it's a matter of opinion, and it does not make much sense. Delete.

Is volcan Osorno standing on the southeastern shore of lake Llanquihue? Anybody coming from the other direction will see it first standing on the western end of lake Todos los Santos. The Osorno stands where it stands, and neutrally centered wording will make better reading.

Is Osorno one of the most active volcanoes in the southern Chile Andes? May be; however, volcan Calbuco is the one who over more than a century has provided the volcanic animation and would, imho, better deserve this qualification.

According to the mainstream geology version, volcan Osorno emerged in a proto-lake and in building up separated the Llanquihue from the Todos los Santos; a few thousand years ago both were only one lake. It will be worth mentioning this mind-stirring tidbit of geological history. A link to Saltos del Petrohue should also be in order here.

Osorno is a name given by administrative decision. The indigenous name was, I believe, Hueñauca. This piece of history is worth mentioning.

La Picada is said to be the remnant of a proto-Osorno. As long as Picada does not deserve a separate entry, it should be mentioned here.

The botanists Skottsberg traveled as a tourist from Puerto Varas to Bariloche a century ago and left some lines in his diary that could be quoted.

Anybody watching this site? Any comments, contributions? Leave your message here. Next time I visit I intend to edit in the sense outlined above.

--Lupo Manaro 06:59, 1 November 2007 (UTC)