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GVP volcano 355123 · no holder yet

Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada is a 6,173 m volcanic complex on the Chile–Argentina border, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Complex (composite landform)
Summit
6,173 m above sea level
Rock
No Data (checked)
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
no dated eruption
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
0 confirmed in the record
Where
26.48°S 68.58°W · Chile-Argentina
Region
Central Andean Volcanic Arc, South America Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 355123

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