Nevado Sajama

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Nevado Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano in western Bolivia and the country's highest peak, renowned for its snow-capped summit and location within Sajama National Park.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano
mountain
natural monument
stratovolcano
coordinates approximately 18.11°S 68.88°W
country Bolivia
drainageBasin Altiplano plateau
surface form: "Altiplano endorheic basin"
elevation 21463 ft
6542 m
firstAscentBy Fritz Kühn
Josef Prem
Wilfrid Kühm
firstAscentYear 1939
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasActivity high-altitude climbing
mountaineering
trekking
hasAlternativeName Sajama
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Aymara
surface form: "Aymara people"
hasFeature glaciated peak
snow-capped summit
hasNearbyFeature Queñua forests
geysers
hot springs
hasNearbySettlement Sajama village
hasVegetationZone Polylepis forest
puna grassland
highestPointOf Bolivia
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom Altiplano plateau
surface form: "Altiplano"
isVolcanoOf Andean Volcanic Belt
locatedIn Andes
Cordillera Occidental
Oruro Department
Sajama National Park
Sajama Province
western Bolivia
nearBorderWith Chile
parkDesignationYear 1939
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
prominence ca. 2860 m
protectedArea Sajama National Park
summitClimate cold alpine
volcanicStatus extinct
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Andean Volcanic Belt contains Nevado Sajama
Bolivia highestPoint Nevado Sajama

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