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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 ...
Mountains of the Andes; Elevation Name Range Coordinates Image Country 6,961: Aconcagua: Principal Cordillera: Argentina: 6,893: Ojos del Salado: Puna de Atacama
This is a list of mountains situated in Argentina, South America. ... ft) Nevado El Plomo 6,070 m (19,910 ft) Cerro Ameghino approx. 5,940 m (19,490 ft) Ojos del Salado
Numerous volcanoes occur in the region, including Laguna Amarga, Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, Laguna Escondida, Cerro El Condor, Wheelwright caldera, Falso Azufre, Nevado Tres Cruces, Ojos del Salado, Incahuasi, Cerro Torta, Cerro Blanco, Cueros de Purulla and numerous other calderas with accompanying ignimbrites, and
Nevado San Francisco, or Cerro San Francisco (Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo/ˈsero saɱ fɾanˈsisko]), is a stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, [3] located just southeast of San Francisco Pass. It is considered extinct and is one of the several 6,000 m (19,700 ft) peaks in the area, of which the chief is the Ojos del ...
Rank Country or Region Highest point Elevation 1 Argentina Aconcagua [1]: 6,962 m (22,841 ft) 4 Bolivia Nevado Sajama [2]: 6,542 m (21,463 ft) 8 Brazil Pico da Neblina [3]
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 ...
Nevado Ojos del Salado. ... Northwest Argentina is predominantly dry and hot and classified as subtropical. [4] ... Map with routes;