Eruption of Parinacota
5840 av. J.-C. · 18.17° S, 69.14° W
Parinacota, Parina Quta or Parinaquta is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. Together with Pomerape it forms the Nevados de Payachata volcanic chain. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, its summit reaches an elevation of 6,380 metres (20,930 ft) above sea level.
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- Quand
- 5840 av. J.-C.
- Type
- Éruption volcanique
- Coordonnées
- 18.17° S, 69.14° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 355012
- Eruption number
- 11810
Parinacota (volcano)
Volcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia
Parinacota, Parina Quta or Parinaquta is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. Together with Pomerape it forms the Nevados de Payachata volcanic chain. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, its summit reaches an elevation of 6,380 metres (20,930 ft) above sea level. The symmetrical cone is capped by a summit crater 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) wide.
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La source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Page source