Lauca (volcano)
Lauca is a 5,140 metres (16,860 ft) high andesitic stratovolcano in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes on the Altiplano in northern Chile. Administratively it is located in Putre, Arica y Parinacota Region. The volcano was active during the Late Miocene from 10.5 million years ago onwards. A major ignimbrite collapsed the volcano in the Late Pliocene.
| Lauca | |
|---|---|
Lauca Location of Lauca in Chile | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,140 m (16,860 ft) |
| Coordinates | 18°20′S 69°23′W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Aquatic grass |
| Language of name | Aymara |
| Geography | |
| Location | Putre, Arica y Parinacota Region Chile |
| Parent range | Altiplano, Andes |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Miocene-Pliocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic belt | Central Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | Pliocene |
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