Lauca
Lauca is a volcano in Chile, 5,140 m high. It last erupted in Pliocene.
- Elevation
- 5,140 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Last eruption
- Pliocene
Lauca is a high andesitic stratovolcano in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes on the Altiplano in northern Chile. Administratively it is located in Putre, Arica y Parinacota Region. The volcano was active during the Late Miocene from 10.5 million years ago onwards. A major ignimbrite collapsed the volcano in the Late Pliocene.
Details
- Age
- Miocene-Pliocene
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Range
- Altiplano, Andes
- Language
- Aymara
- Location
- Putre, Arica y Parinacota Region
- Map Relief
- 1
- Elevation M
- 5140
- Translation
- Aquatic grass
- Last Eruption
- Pliocene
- Volcanic Belt
- Central Volcanic Zone
Questions about Lauca
Where is Lauca?
Lauca is in Chile.
How high is Lauca?
Lauca is 5,140 m high.
When did Lauca last erupt?
Lauca last erupted in Pliocene.