Cerro Miscanti
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Cerro Miscanti is a mountain located in the Antofagasta Region
of Chile
, immediately south of Chiliques
and north of Miñiques
. It towers over Laguna Miscanti
.
Antofagasta Region
The II Antofagasta Region is one of Chile's fifteen first-order administrative divisions. It comprises three provinces, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla...
of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, immediately south of Chiliques
Chiliques
Chiliques is a stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, immediately north of Cerro Miscanti. Laguna Lejía lies to the north of the volcano.The volcano, which has been dormant for at least 10,000 years, is now showing signs of life...
and north of Miñiques
Miñiques
Miñiques is a massive volcanic complex containing a large number of craters, lava domes and flows, located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Located south of Volcán Chiliques and west of Cordón Puntas Negras, it is part of a frequently visited attraction conformed by the high plain lagoons...
. It towers over Laguna Miscanti
Laguna Miscanti
Laguna Miscanti is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the...
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See also
- MiñiquesMiñiquesMiñiques is a massive volcanic complex containing a large number of craters, lava domes and flows, located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Located south of Volcán Chiliques and west of Cordón Puntas Negras, it is part of a frequently visited attraction conformed by the high plain lagoons...
- ChiliquesChiliquesChiliques is a stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, immediately north of Cerro Miscanti. Laguna Lejía lies to the north of the volcano.The volcano, which has been dormant for at least 10,000 years, is now showing signs of life...
- Laguna MiscantiLaguna MiscantiLaguna Miscanti is a brackish water lake located in the altiplano of the Antofagasta Region, in northern Chile. Miñiques volcano and Cerro Miscanti tower over this lake. This heart-shaped lake has a deep blue color. The western shoreline of the lake is separated by less than 1 km from the...
- Cordón Puntas NegrasCordón de Puntas NegrasCordón Puntas Negras is a volcanic chain located east of the Salar de Atacama in Chile's II Region, which runs from the Chiliques volcano on the north to volcán Puntas Negras almost to the SE. The Puntas Negras Volcano volcano forms the common endpoint of two chains of volcanoes in a V-shaped...
- Los Flamencos National ReserveLos Flamencos National ReserveLos Flamencos National Reserve is a nature reserve located in the commune of San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region of Chile. The reserve covers a total area of in the Central Andean dry puna ecoregion and consists of seven separate sectors....
- CaichinqueCaichinqueCaichinque is a volcanic complex lying between Salar de Talar and Salar de Capur, in the high Andean plateau of the Antofagasta Region, in Chile...