Llullaillaco volcano

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active volcano mountain stratovolcano volcano

Llullaillaco volcano is a massive stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, renowned as one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and the site of exceptionally well-preserved Inca archaeological finds.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano → mountain → stratovolcano → volcano →
archaeologicalCulture	Inca civilization →
country	Argentina → Chile →
discoveredMummiesYear	1999 →
elevation	22110 ft → 6739 m →
firstAscentBy	B. Köll, J. Köll, H. Neumayer, F. Marmillod, L. Alvarado →
firstAscentYear	1950 →
formationProcess	subduction-related volcanism →
geologicalAge	Quaternary →
hasArchaeologicalSite	Llullaillaco Inca sanctuary →
hasClimate	cold desert climate →
hasCrater	summit crater →
hasGlaciers	small glaciers and perennial snowfields →
hasNearbyDesert	Atacama Desert →
hasPermafrost	yes →
hasSummitFeature	lava dome →
hasSummitTemperature	very low mean annual temperature →
hasVegetation	very sparse high-altitude vegetation →
hasVolcanicRockType	andesite → dacite →
highestArchaeologicalSite	among highest in the world →
isOneOf	highest active volcanoes in the world → highest volcanoes in the world →
knownFor	exceptionally well-preserved Inca mummies → high-altitude Inca archaeological sites →
lastEruption	19th century →
locatedIn	Andes → Puna de Atacama → South America →
locatedOnBorderOf	Argentina → Chile →
mountainRange	Andes →
nameLanguage	Quechua →
nameMeaning	likely related to "llulla" (false, deceitful) and "yaku" (water) in Quechua →
prominence	about 2340 m →
protectedArea	Llullaillaco National Park (Argentina) → Llullaillaco National Reserve (Chile) →
region	Antofagasta Region → Salta Province →
tectonicSetting	Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate →
type	stratovolcano →
usedFor	archaeological research → high-altitude mountaineering →
volcanicArcOrBelt	Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andean Volcanic Belt ("Llullaillaco") → Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes →	contains
Llullaillaco ("Llullaillaco Inca sanctuary") →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Antofagasta Region ("Llullaillaco National Park") →	hasProtectedArea