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Country: | Chile | |
| Subregion Name: | Northern Chile | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1505-097 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Maar | ||
| Volcano Status: | Holocene? | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 4555 m | 14,944 feet | |
| Latitude: | 23.52°S | 23°31'0"S | |
| Longitude: | 67.67°W | 67°40'0"W | |
| The solitary Cerro Overo maar is located on the lower NE flank of Chiliques volcano, west of the Salar de Aguas Calientes. The youthful morphology of the maar suggests a possible Holocene age. The 600-m-wide, 80-m-deep mafic maar produced the least silicic youthful volcanic rocks found in this part of the central Andes. | |||
