Incahuasi
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This article is about the volcano on the border between Argentina and Chile. For other uses, see Inka Wasi.
Incahuasi (Spanish pronunciation: [iŋkaˈwasi]; possibly from Quechua: inka Inca, wasi house)[3][4] is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America. It lies on the border of the Catamarca Province of Argentina and the Atacama Region of Chile. Incahuasi has a summit elevation of 6,621 metres (21,722 ft) above sea level.
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Incahuasi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,621 or 6,638 m (21,722 or 21,778 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,518 m (4,980 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 27°01′59″S 68°17′46″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Catamarca, Argentina - Atacama, Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | stratovolcanoes and caldera |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1913 by Walther Penck |
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The volcano consists of a 3.5-kilometre-wide (2.2 mi) caldera and two stratovolcanoes. Four pyroclastic cones located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the northeast have produced basalt-andesite lava flows that cover an area of 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi).[5]