Hornitos
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Hornitos is a coastal town located 25 km north of Mejillones and 90 km north of Antofagasta, in Second Region, Chile. Hornitos is part of Mejillones Comuna (Spanish for district) but its residents are mainly Antofagasta inhabitants. Near 300 houses conform the town, but almost none of them are inhabited during winter.
Hornitos is only a beach town and has no permanent inhabitants.
A Hornito is a structure created by the slow upwelling of magma through a skylight on a lava tube. High gas content creates pressure which causes lava to ooze and spatter out. The lava builds up and solidifies creating the initial structure. Hornitos can grow and exceed 10 meters in height.
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