Ollagüe volcano

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Ollagüe volcano is a large, active stratovolcano straddling the border between Chile and Bolivia in the high Andes, noted for its persistent fumarolic activity and extensive lava flows.

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Ollagüe Volcano 1
Ollagüe volcano canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
activityStatus active
belongsTo Bolivian volcanoes
Chilean volcanoes
climateZone high-altitude arid
composition andesite
dacite
country Bolivia
Chile
elevation 5868 m
approximately 5860 m
eruptionStyle effusive
explosive
hasAge Quaternary
hasFeature fumaroles
lava flows
sulfur deposits
summit crater
hasGlacialEvidence glacial erosion features
hasHazard lava flows
volcanic gas emissions
hasMorphology steep-sided cone
hasObservation visible fumarolic plumes
hasRockType volcanic rock
hasSummit multiple vents
hasThermalActivity fumaroles
solfataras
lastKnownActivity 20th century
locatedIn Andes
Antofagasta Region
Potosí Department
South America
locatedOnBorderOf Bolivia
Chile
near Atacama Desert
Altiplano plateau
surface form: Bolivian Altiplano

Chile–Bolivia border
notableFor extensive young lava flows
persistent fumarolic activity
overlooks village of Ollagüe
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
surface form: Andean Central Volcanic Zone

Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate
topographicProminence high
usedFor sulfur mining (historically)
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

village of Ollagüe hasNearbyVolcano Ollagüe volcano
subject surface form: Ollagüe
this entity surface form: Ollagüe Volcano