Ojos del Salado straddles the border between Chile and Argentina in the Andes, reaching an elevation of about 6,893 meters, making it the highest volcano on Earth and the second-highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres after Aconcagua. It is a stratovolcano built from andesitic and dacitic lava domes and flows, and while no eruption has been confirmed in recorded history it retains fumarolic activity near its summit and is generally classified as dormant rather than extinct. Near its summit sits a crater lake believed to be among the highest bodies of water in the world. The surrounding Atacama region is one of the driest places on Earth, so despite its extreme altitude the mountain carries only sparse permanent snow and ice. This entity documents Ojos del Salado specifically as a geological formation, the highest volcano in the world, straddling the Chile-Argentina border in the Andes.
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Nevado Ojos del Salado (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoxos ðel saˈlaðo] ) is a dormant complex volcano in the Andes on the Argentina-Chile border.
Associated With: Pleistocene, Lead, age Pleistocene
Ojos del Salado was volcanically active during the Pleistocene and Holocene, during which it mainly produced lava flows.
Associated With: Holocene, Lead, age Holocene
Ojos del Salado was volcanically active during the Pleistocene and Holocene, during which it mainly produced lava flows.
Caused By: Volcanism, Lead, process Volcanism
Ojos del Salado was volcanically active during the Pleistocene and Holocene, during which it mainly produced lava flows.
Associated With: Basalt, Article text, rock Basalt
Two edifices, less than 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide, flank the 1.3-by-0.5-kilometre-wide (0.81 mi × 0.31 mi) summit crater on its eastern and western side. Basalt, gravel, pumice and scoria crop out in its rim, which is lower on the northern side.
Associated With: Pumice, Article text, rock Pumice
Two edifices, less than 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide, flank the 1.3-by-0.5-kilometre-wide (0.81 mi × 0.31 mi) summit crater on its eastern and western side. Basalt, gravel, pumice and scoria crop out in its rim, which is lower on the northern side.
Associated With: Scoria, Article text, rock Scoria
Two edifices, less than 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide, flank the 1.3-by-0.5-kilometre-wide (0.81 mi × 0.31 mi) summit crater on its eastern and western side. Basalt, gravel, pumice and scoria crop out in its rim, which is lower on the northern side.
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