Cerros de Incahuasi

Cerros de Incahuasi
Salar de Talar with Cerros de Incahuasi in the background
Highest point
Elevation 5,704 m (18,714 ft) [1]
Coordinates 24°02′S 67°33′W / 24.033°S 67.550°W / -24.033; -67.550 [2] 
Geography
Location Chile
Country  Chile
Parent range Andes

Cerros de Incahuasi is a mountain with several summits located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, near Sico Pass.

The Incahuasi Sur volcano in this range was active 10.5 million years ago. It is associated with a volcanic belt and fault that extends southeastward from Incahuasi Sur, the Calama–Olacapato–El Toro fault.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. ↑ Petrinovic, Ivan Alejandro; Riller, Ulrich; Brod, José Affonso (February 2005). "The Negra Muerta Volcanic Complex, southern Central Andes: geochemical characteristics and magmatic evolution of an episodically active volcanic centre". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 140 (4): 295–320. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.09.002.


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