Cerros de Incahuasi

Cerros de Incahuasi is a mountain with several summits located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, near Sico Pass.

Cerros de Incahuasi
Salar de Talar with Cerros de Incahuasi in the background
Highest point
Elevation5,704 m (18,714 ft)[1]
Coordinates24°02′S 67°33′W [2]
Geography
LocationChile
Country Chile
Parent rangeAndes

The Incahuasi Sur volcano in this range was active 10.5 million years ago. It is associated with a volcanic belt and fault that extends southeastward from Incahuasi Sur, the Calama–Olacapato–El Toro fault.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2010-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Petrinovic, Ivan Alejandro; Riller, Ulrich; Brod, José Affonso (February 2005). "The Negra Muerta Volcanic Complex, southern Central Andes: geochemical characteristics and magmatic evolution of an episodically active volcanic centre". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 140 (4): 295–320. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.09.002.


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