Chile · Bolivia · Stratovolcano
Licancabur
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 5916m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile · Bolivia
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 5916m
- Coordinates
- -22.830, -67.880
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The symmetrical steep-sided Licancabur stratovolcano was constructed primarily during the Holocene and contains a lake in its 400-m-wide summit crater.
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From Wikipedia
Licancabur is a prominent, 5,916-metre-high (19,409 ft) stratovolcano on the Bolivia–Chile border in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. It is capped by a 400–500-metre-wide (1,300–1,600 ft) summit crater which contains Licancabur Lake, a crater lake that is among the highest lakes in the world. There are no glaciers owing to the arid climate. Numerous plants and animal species live on the mountain. The volcanoes Sairecabur and Juriques are north and east of Licancabur, respectively.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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