Argentina · Complex volcano
Tipas
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Elevation
- 6658m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 6658m
- Coordinates
- -27.196, -68.561
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
This massive volcanic complex is the world's third highest active volcano, but remains largely unknown.
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From Wikipedia
Cerro Walther Penck is a massive complex volcano in the Andes, located in northwestern Argentina, Catamarca Province, Tinogasta Department, at the Puna de Atacama. It is just southwest of Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. Walther Penck itself is perhaps the third highest active volcano in the world.
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Eruption history
GlossaryDetailed timeline
No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
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