Cerro del Azufre
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Cerro del Azufre (left) and San Pablo volcano (right) with Laguna Cañapa, Bolivia in the foreground. |
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Elevation | 5,846 metres (19,180 ft) |
Location | Chile |
Range | Andes |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Cerro del Azufre is a stratovolcano located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile. It is part of a chain of volcanoes that separate Upper Loa River basin from Salar de Ascotán basin and is flanked to the west by a dacitic lava dome called Chanka or Pabellón. The 6000 metre volcanoes San Pedro and San Pablo are located to the southwest of Cerro del Azufre.