Nevado Anallajsi

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Nevado Anallajsi

The upper right part of the NASA Space Shuttle image shows the eroded volcanic complex Nevado Anallajsi.
Elevation 5,750 m (18,865 ft)
Location
Location Bolivia
Range Andes
Coordinates 17°55′S 68°55′W / 17.917°S 68.917°W / -17.917; -68.917
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown

Nevado Anallajsi is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. The date of its last eruption is unknown, but its youngest lava flows appear to have erupted from a vent on the north flank of the mountain. The main composition of the volcano is andesitic and dacitic. It overlies a plateau which is composed of ignimbrite.

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