Cerro Bayo
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Cerro Bayo | |
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Elevation | 5,401 metres (17,720 feet) |
Location | Argentina-Chile |
Range | Andes |
Coordinates | |
Type | Complex volcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Cerro Bayo is a complex volcano on the northern part border between Argentina and Chile. It consists of four overlapping stratovolcanoes along a north-south line. The summit of the complex is located just west of the border in Chile.
[edit] References
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar, 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)
- Global Volcanism Program: Cerro Bayo