| Aracar | |
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Aracar from the Space Shuttle, January 2003 |
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| Elevation | 6,082 m (19,954 ft) |
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Aracar
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| Range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Pliocene |
| Last eruption | 1993 |
Aracar is a large conical stratovolcano in northwestern Argentina, just east of the Chilean border. It has an uneroded summit crater about 1.5 km (1 mi) in diameter which contains a small crater lake. It is located on the edge of the Puna de Atacama, a high desert plateau east of the Atacama Desert. The only observed volcanic activity was a possible steam or ash plume on March 28, 1993 seen from the village of Tolar Grande about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of the volcano.