Patilla Pata

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Patilla Pata
Elevation: 17,388 ft (5,300 m)
Coordinates: 18°3′0″S, 69°2′0″W
Location: Bolivia
Range: Andes
Type: Stratovolcano

Patilla Pata is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. The date of its last eruption is unclear, but it is unlikely to be during the Holocene as the mountain is heavily glaciated. The composition of the volcano is largely andesitic, but there are also a number of basaltic lava flows.

[edit] 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/
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