Cerro Miscanti

Cerro Miscanti (also known as Ipira[4]) is a mountain located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, immediately south of Chiliques and north of Miñiques. It towers over Laguna Miscanti. Rock samples from Cerro Miscanti are of andesitic composition,[5] but andesite-containing dacites have also been found.[6]

Cerro Miscanti
Seen from the Laguna Miscanti, FLTR: Volcán Chiliques, Cerro Miscanti, Cordón Puntas Negras.
Highest point
Elevation5,622 m (18,445 ft)[1]
Coordinates23°41′S 67°43′W[2]
Geography
LocationChile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Last eruptionPleistocene[3]

The edifice covers an area of 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi) and bears traces of a westward collapse, which exposed the internal sector of the volcano. A new volcano grew inside the collapse scar. Miscanti may be either extinct or may have erupted in the Pleistocene-Holocene. Renewed eruptions are likely to consist of lava flows, which could impact the northern shores of Laguna Miscanti.[7]

An Inka sanctuary has been reported from Cerro Miscanti.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Chilean IGM". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  2. "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04.
  3. "Miscanti". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  4. Riso Patrón, Luis (1924). (PDF) (Report). Universitaria. p. 557 http://bibliotecadigital.ciren.cl/handle/123456789/21962. {{cite report}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Harmon, R. S.; Hoefs, J. (1984). "Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Late Cenozoic Andean Volcanics". Andean Magmatism. p. 13. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-7335-3_2. ISBN 978-1-4684-7337-7.
  6. MATTHEWS, S. J.; JONES, A. P.; GARDEWEG, M. C. (1 April 1994). "Lascar Volcano, Northern Chile; Evidence for Steady-State Disequilibrium". Journal of Petrology. 35 (2): 429. doi:10.1093/petrology/35.2.401. ISSN 0022-3530.
  7. Amigo, Álvaro R.; Bertin, Daniel U.; Orozco, Gabriel L. (2012). Peligros volcánicos de la Zona Norte de Chile (PDF) (Report). Carta geológica de Chile: Serie Geología Ambiental (in Spanish). Vol. 17. SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA. p. 19. ISSN 0717-7305. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. "QHAPAQ ÑAN El Sistema Vial Andino y los Incas en el Norte de Chile" (PDF). Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (in Spanish). p. 122. Retrieved 6 October 2021.


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