Cerro del León
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| Cerro del León | |
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 The Cerro del León (left) and Cerro Toconce seen from the "Vado de Putana" wetlands. |
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| Elevation | 5,760 m (18,898 ft) [1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Antofagasta, Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 22°09′S 68°07′W / 22.15°S 68.117°WCoordinates: 22°09′S 68°07′W / 22.15°S 68.117°W[2] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Cerro del León is a stratovolcano located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile. Chao dacitic lava dome separates it from Cerro Paniri, a stratovolcano, and to its east lies Chillahuita, another dacitic lava dome.
Cerro Chao has a volume of about 26 cubic kilometres (6.2 cu mi), making it the Earth's largest lava dome of its kind.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Cerro del Leon". Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20070610042011/http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-072.
- ^ "Cerro del León". GEOnet Names Server. http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/detaillinksearch.asp?G_NAME=%2732FA883A7EFF3774E0440003BA962ED3%27&Diacritics=DC.
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