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Nevado Ojos del Salado is a dormant complex volcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border. It is the highest volcano on Earth and the highest peak in Chile. The upper reaches of Ojos del Salado consist of several overlapping lava domes, lava flows and volcanic craters, with sparse ice cover. The complex extends over an area of 70–160 ...
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo tɾes ˈkɾuses]) is a national park in the Atacama Region of Chile, east of Copiapó. It includes Laguna Santa Rosa, Laguna del Negro Francisco, and a part of the Salar de Maricunga. The park is divided into two zones, the northern zone encompassing the southern portion of ...
Copiapó, also known as Azufre, is a stratovolcano located in the Atacama Region of Chile. The volcano separates the two portions in which Nevado Tres Cruces National Park is divided. In its vicinity lies Ojos del Salado. At its summit an Inca platform can be found. [6]
The stratovolcano Ojos del Salado, on the border with Argentina, marks the south border of its basin. [2] High mountains surround the lake. Among them are El Muerto, Incahuasi, Falso Azufre, Peña Blanca, Barrancas Blancas, El Ermitaño, Vicuñas and the already mentioned Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world.
The Tres Cruces Ignimbrite was erupted by Nevado Tres Cruces [19] and lies between Nevado Tres Cruces and Ojos del Salado and reaches a thickness of 100 metres (330 ft). [20] It covers a surface area of 81.31 square kilometres (31.39 sq mi). [21] The ignimbrite consists of pumice and volcanic ash, [19] is poorly welded and has a low crystal ...
The Andean Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ) extends from southern Peru to cover Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, and contains the highest volcano in the world—Ojos del Salado. [40] [43] The region also includes the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, one of the largest known ignimbrite provinces. [44]
Pages in category "Volcanoes of Atacama Region" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Ojos del Salado; P. Pastillito; Potrerillos (caldera) S.
Ojos del Salado, a member of the Central Volcanic Zone, [7] is the second tallest mountain in the Andes and the highest active volcano in the world. [8] Further, the Maricunga volcanic belt in the same region is site of major precious metal deposits.