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Piedra Parada Volcano

Updated: May 19, 2024 17:46 GMT -
Stratovolcano 5920 m / 19423 ft
Northern Chile, -26.4°S / -68.75°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Piedra Parada volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

Piedra Parada is a large stratovolcano with summit craters and lava flows that retain integrity in the upper part of the edifice and is of likely Pleistocene age (de Silva, 2007 pers. comm.).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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