Chile · Argentina · Stratovolcano
Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado, Nevados
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 6879m
- Last eruption
- 750
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile · Argentina
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 6879m
- Coordinates
- -27.109, -68.541
- Last eruption
- 750
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
The world's highest active volcano, Nevados Ojos del Salado, rises to 6,879 m along the Chile-Argentina border.
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From Wikipedia
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 square kilometres (27–62 mi2) and its highest summit reaches an altitude of 6,893 metres (22,615 ft) above sea level. Numerous other volcanoes rise around Ojos del Salado.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 750 (±250 yrs) – 750
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1993VEI 1Method not stated1993-11-14 – 1993-11-14
- 750 (±250 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate750 – end unknown
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