|
archaeologicalCulture
|
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
|
country
|
Argentina
ⓘ
|
|
country
|
Chile
ⓘ
|
|
discoveredMummiesYear
|
1999
ⓘ
|
|
elevation
|
22110 ft
ⓘ
|
|
elevation
|
6739 m
ⓘ
|
|
firstAscentBy
|
B. Köll, J. Köll, H. Neumayer, F. Marmillod, L. Alvarado
ⓘ
|
|
firstAscentYear
|
1950
ⓘ
|
|
formationProcess
|
subduction-related volcanism
ⓘ
|
|
geologicalAge
|
Quaternary
ⓘ
|
|
hasArchaeologicalSite
|
Llullaillaco volcano
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
|
|
hasVolcanicRockType
|
dacite
ⓘ
|
|
highestArchaeologicalSite
|
among highest in the world
ⓘ
|
|
instanceOf
|
active volcano
ⓘ
|
|
instanceOf
|
mountain
ⓘ
|
|
instanceOf
|
stratovolcano
ⓘ
|
|
instanceOf
|
volcano
ⓘ
|
|
isOneOf
|
highest active volcanoes in the world
ⓘ
|
|
isOneOf
|
highest volcanoes in the world
ⓘ
|
|
knownFor
|
exceptionally well-preserved Inca mummies
ⓘ
|
|
knownFor
|
high-altitude Inca archaeological sites
ⓘ
|
|
lastEruption
|
19th century
ⓘ
|
|
locatedIn
|
Andes
ⓘ
|
|
locatedIn
|
Puna de Atacama
ⓘ
|
|
locatedIn
|
South America
ⓘ
|
|
locatedOnBorderOf
|
Argentina
ⓘ
|
|
locatedOnBorderOf
|
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)
ⓘ
|
|
protectedArea
|
Llullaillaco National Reserve (Chile)
ⓘ
|
|
region
|
Antofagasta Region
ⓘ
|
|
region
|
Salta Province
ⓘ
|
|
tectonicSetting
|
Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
ⓘ
|
|
type
|
stratovolcano
ⓘ
|
|
usedFor
|
archaeological research
ⓘ
|
|
usedFor
|
high-altitude mountaineering
ⓘ
|
|
volcanicArcOrBelt
|
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
ⓘ
|