Aracar
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| Aracar | |
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 Aracar from the Space Shuttle, January 2003 |
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| Elevation | 6,082 m (19,954 ft) |
| Location | |
 Aracar
 Argentina |
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| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 24°17′14″S 67°47′34″W / 24.28722°S 67.79278°WCoordinates: 24°17′14″S 67°47′34″W / 24.28722°S 67.79278°W |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Pliocene |
| Last eruption | 1993 |
Aracar is a large conical stratovolcano in northwestern Argentina, just east of the Chilean border. It has an uneroded summit crater about 1.5 km (1 mi) in diameter which contains a small crater lake. It is located on the edge of the Puna de Atacama, a high desert plateau east of the Atacama Desert. The only observed volcanic activity was a possible steam or ash plume on March 28, 1993 seen from the village of Tolar Grande about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of the volcano.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Aracar". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-16-.
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina)
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