Incahuasi
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This article is about a volcano on the border between Argentina and Chile. For other uses, see Inka Wasi.
| Incahuasi | |
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The volcanoes Incahuasi (left) and El Fraile behind the colorful Laguna Verde (lake).
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| Elevation | 6,621 m (21,722 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,518 m (4,980 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
 Incahuasi
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| Location | Catamarca, Argentina - Atacama, Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 27°02′00″S 68°17′45″W / 27.03333°S 68.29583°WCoordinates: 27°02′00″S 68°17′45″W / 27.03333°S 68.29583°W[1] |
| Geology | |
| Type | stratovolcanoes and caldera |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913 by Walther Penck |
Incahuasi (Spanish pronunciation: [iŋkaˈwasi]; Quechua Inkawasi or Inka Wasi, inka Inca, wasi house,[2][3] "Inca house") is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America. It lies on the border of the Argentine province of Catamarca, and the Atacama Region of Chile. Incahuasi has a summit elevation of 6,621 metres (21,722 ft) above sea level.
The volcano consists of a 3.5-kilometre-wide (2.2 mi) caldera and two stratovolcanoes. Four pyroclastic cones are located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north-east and produced basalt-andesite lava flows that cover an area of 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi).[4]
See also[edit]
- List of volcanoes in Chile
- List of volcanoes in Argentina
- List of Ultras of South America
- Ojos del Salado
- Nevado Tres Cruces
- Cerro El Muerto
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ http://www.volcanolive.com/incahuasi.html
External links[edit]
- "Incahuasi". SummitPost.org.
- Incahuasi (Spanish)
- "Cerro de Incahuasi, Argentina/Chile" on Peakbagger
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