Aracar
| Aracar | |
|---|---|
 Aracar from the Space Shuttle, January 2003 | |
| Elevation | 6,095 m (19,997 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,791 m (5,876 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
  Aracar | |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 24°17′24″S 67°47′00″W / 24.29000°S 67.78333°WCoordinates: 24°17′24″S 67°47′00″W / 24.29000°S 67.78333°W[1] |
| 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.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- "Aracar". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina)