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Incahuasi

Incahuasi
Incahuasi and el fraile plus laguna verde chile.jpg
The volcanoes Incahuasi (left) and El Fraile behind the colorful Laguna Verde (lake).
Highest point
Elevation 6,621 m (21,722 ft) 
Prominence 1,518 m (4,980 ft) 
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 27°02′00″S 68°17′45″W / 27.03333°S 68.29583°W / -27.03333; -68.29583Coordinates: 27°02′00″S 68°17′45″W / 27.03333°S 68.29583°W / -27.03333; -68.29583
Geography
Incahuasi is located in Argentina
Incahuasi
Incahuasi
Location in Argentina, on the border with Chile
Location Catamarca, Argentina -
Atacama, Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain 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, "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).



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