Sierra_Nevada_(stratovolcano) Sierra_Nevada_(stratovolcano)

Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano) - Definition
Sierra Nevada
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Elevation:8,379 ft (2,554 m)
Latitude:38° 35′ 0″ S
Longitude:71° 35′ 00″ W
Location:Chile
Range:Andes
Type:Stratovolcano


Sierra Nevada is a stratovolcano which lies in Chile. Its last certain eruptions were in the Pleistocene period, but its activity may extend into the Holocene. Its primary lavas are andesitic and basaltic flows, although it has also produced pyroclastic flows. Lahars are also a hazard of this volcano.

Sources

  • Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/)


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