Cerro del Azufre
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Cerro del Azufre is a stratovolcano
located in El Loa Province
, Antofagasta Region
, Chile
. It is part of a chain of volcanoes that separate Upper Loa River
basin from Salar de Ascotán basin and is flanked to the west by a dacitic lava dome
called Chanka or Pabellón. The 6000 metre volcanoes San Pedro
and San Pablo are located to the southwest of Cerro del Azufre.
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
located in El Loa Province
El Loa Province
El Loa Province is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta . It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River...
, Antofagasta Region
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...
, 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...
. It is part of a chain of volcanoes that separate Upper Loa River
Loa River
The Loa River is a U-shaped river in Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. At 440 km long it is the country's longest river and the main watercourse in the Atacama Desert.-Course:...
basin from Salar de Ascotán basin and is flanked to the west by a dacitic lava dome
Lava dome
|250px|thumb|right|Image of the [[rhyolitic]] lava dome of [[Chaitén Volcano]] during its 2008–2009 eruption.In volcanology, a lava dome is a roughly circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano...
called Chanka or Pabellón. The 6000 metre volcanoes San Pedro
San Pedro (Chile volcano)
San Pedro is one of the tallest active volcanoes in the world. It is located on the edge of the Atacama Desert, in Chile. San Pablo volcano is its neighbor to the east and from which is connected by a high saddle. Cerro Paniri volcano lies on the opposite side of the San Pedro River Valley. When...
and San Pablo are located to the southwest of Cerro del Azufre.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Chile
- OllagüeOllagüeOllagüe is a massive andesite stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located southeast of the village that shares its name....
- Cerro Paniri
- San Pedro de Inacaliri River