Parinacota

Local nameVolcán Parinacota
LocationOruro, Bolivia

Parinacota, Parina Quta or Parinaquta is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia. Together with Pomerape it forms the Nevados de Payachata volcanic chain. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, its summit reaches an elevation of 6,380 metres above sea level. The symmetrical cone is capped by a summit crater with widths of 1 kilometre or 500 metres. Farther down on the southern slopes lie three parasitic centres known as the Ajata cones. These cones have generated lava flows. The volcano overlies a platform formed by lava domes and andesitic lava flows.

The volcano started growing during the Pleistocene and formed a large cone. At some point between the Pleistocene and the Holocene, the western flank of the volcano collapsed, generating a giant landslide that spread west and formed a large, hummocky landslide deposit.

Tags VolcanoDormant Volcano
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parinacota_(volcano)

Address Bolivia

Coordinates -18°9'46.172" N -69°8'44.746" E

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