Uyarani

Uyarani
Highest point
Elevation 4,321 m (14,177 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°28′26″S 68°39′21″W / 18.47389°S 68.65583°W / -18.47389; -68.65583Coordinates: 18°28′26″S 68°39′21″W / 18.47389°S 68.65583°W / -18.47389; -68.65583
Geography
Location Bolivia
Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Uyarani is a 4,321-metre (14,177 ft) high volcano[2] in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, Turco Canton.[3] It lies south-east of the extinct Sajama volcano and the Chullkani volcano and south-west of the Asu Asuni volcanic complex, between the Challwiri River and the Lauca River.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Uyarani Hoja 5838-I
  2. ↑ Gabriela Vargas-Mattos, Mauro César Geraldes, Ramiro Matos Salinas, Reconstrucción geológica del volcán Chullcani (mioceno superior a plioceno superior): Consideraciónes generales sobre geoquímica y edad de las fases volcánicas, Andes Centrales de Bolivia, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 12/2006
  3. ↑ Turco Municipality: population data and map


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