Pomerape
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| Pomerape | |
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 Pomerape (Left) And Parinacota (Right) |
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| Elevation | 6,348 metres (20,827 feet) |
| Location | Bolivia-Chile |
| Range | Andes |
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| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Last eruption | 290AD ± 300 years |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Pomerape is a stratovolcano lying on the border of Chile and Bolivia. It is part of the Nevados de Payachata complex of volcanoes together with Parinacota to the south. It is of Pleistocene age.
[edit] Sources
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/).
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