Cerro Minchincha
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| Cerro Minchincha | |
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| Elevation: | ft (5,305 m) |
| Coordinates: | 20° S 68° W |
| Location: | Bolivia/Chile |
| Range: | Andes |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
Cerro Minchincha is a stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It is part of a east-west trending ridge of stratovolcanoes. To its east lies Olca. The only historical activity from the complex was a flank eruption from 1865-1867.
Sources
- Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/
Categories: Stratovolcanoes | Subduction volcanoes | Volcanoes of Bolivia | Mountains of Bolivia | Volcanoes of Chile | Mountains of Chile
