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Sierra_Nevada_(stratovolcano) Latitude and Longitude:

38°35′S 71°35′W / 38.583°S 71.583°W / -38.583; -71.583
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Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada and Lake Conguillío.
Highest point
Elevation2,554 m (8,379 ft)
Coordinates 38°35′S 71°35′W / 38.583°S 71.583°W / -38.583; -71.583
Geography
Location Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Sierra Nevada is a stratovolcano located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile, near the Llaima volcano. Its last certain eruptions were in the Pleistocene period, but its activity may extend into the Holocene. Its primary lavas are andesitic and basaltic flows, although it has also produced pyroclastic flows. Lahars are also a hazard of this volcano. This stratovolcano is located in Conguillío National Park.

See also

Sources

  • González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. pp. 386–8. ISBN  956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)

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