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Cerro El Cóndor

Condor, El

Estratovolcán · Argentina · 6373 m

Fresh-looking lava flows drape the southern flanks of the compound volcano of Cerro el Cóndor, one of the few large stratovolcanoes located entirely in Argentina.  The summit complex lies within a 2.5-km-wide caldera and contains several ash cones and craters that have been the source of a number of pristine lava flows that have descended to beyond the flanks of the volcano.  The morphologically youthful lava flows and pristine summit crater imply a Holocene age.
Fresh-looking lava flows drape the southern flanks of the compound volcano of Cerro el Cóndor, one of the few large stratovolcanoes located entirely in Argentina. The summit complex lies within a 2.5-km-wide caldera and contains several ash cones and craters that have been the source of a number of pristine lava flows that have descended to beyond the flanks of the volcano. The morphologically youthful lava flows and pristine summit crater imply a Holocene age. · Foto: Photo by Ben Edwards, 1998 (Dickinson College, Pennsylvania). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Argentina
Región
South America Volcanic Regions / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitud
6373 m
Coordenadas
-26.632, -68.361
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
No Data (checked)
Resumen geológico

The compound volcano of Cerro el Cóndor, one of the few large stratovolcanoes located wholly in Argentina, lies within a 2.5-km-wide caldera. The complex lies to the north of Falso Azufre volcano, which straddles the Chile/Argentina border. The summit contains several ash cones and craters that have been the source of a number of pristine lava flows, one of which traveled 10 km to the west. Satellitic centers also abound; one on the east flank produced a fresh-looking lava flow that traveled 8 km to the east. The morphologically youthful lava flows and pristine summit crater imply a Holocene age (de Silva and Francis, 1991).

Resumen de Wikipedia

Cerro El Cóndor es un estratovolcán ubicado en la Cordillera de los Andes, en la provincia de Catamarca (Argentina) a 10 km de la frontera entre Argentina y Chile. Está situado al norte del Volcán Falso Azufre y al oeste del cerro Peinado. Es un volcán activo y se cree que entró en erupción en algún momento de los últimos 10 000 años. Es un pico remoto y de difícil acceso, por lo que fue, probablemente, la última cima de más de 6000 m de los Andes en ser alcanzada.

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