Sotará (volcano)

Sotará
Sotará in 2016
Highest point
Elevation 4,580 m (15,030 ft)
Listing Volcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates 2°06′29″N 76°35′31″W / 2.108°N 76.592°W / 2.108; -76.592Coordinates: 2°06′29″N 76°35′31″W / 2.108°N 76.592°W / 2.108; -76.592 
Geography
Sotará
Location of Sotará in Colombia
Location Cauca
 Colombia
Parent range Central Ranges, Andes
Geology
Mountain type Extinct basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano
Volcanic belt North Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption unknown

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S.[1] The volcano is located between the Silvia-Pijao Fault in the west and the San Jerónimo Fault in the east.[2]

  • Sotará in 2010

See also

References

  1. ↑ INGEOMINAS, s.a.
  2. ↑ Plancha 364, 1999

Bibliography

  • "Sotará". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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