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Country: | Chile/Argentina | |
| Subregion Name: | Northern Chile | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1505-123 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Complex volcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Holocene | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 6127 m | 20,101 feet | |
| Latitude: | 26.48°S * | 26°29'0"S | |
| Longitude: | 68.58°W | 68°35'0"W | |
| The Sierra Nevada volcanic complex, located in one of the most inaccessible parts of the Central Andes, covers an area of about 225 sq km astride the Chile-Argentina border. The complex is of partial Holocene age and includes at least 12 volcanic vents with associated lava flows (de Silva and Francis, 1991). Craters up to 400-m in diameter and large andesitic lava flows that extend up to 7 km and have well-developed flow ridges are present. The oldest part of the complex, at its eastern end in Argentina, includes two stratovolcanoes, one with a 1-km-wide summit crater. | |||
