Cerro Bayo Complex
| Cerro Bayo | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,401 m (17,720 ft) |
| Coordinates | 25°25′S 68°35′W / 25.417°S 68.583°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Argentina-Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Cerro Bayo is a complex volcano on the northern part border between Argentina and Chile. It consists of four overlapping stratovolcanoes along a north-south line. The main volcano fauce is located on the Argentine side, thought the summit of the complex is just west of the border, in Chile. The volcano is about 800,000 years old, but it is associated with ongoing ground uplift encompassing also the more northerly Lastarria and Cordón del Azufre volcanoes.
See also
References
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)
- "Cerro Bayo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- Froger, J.-L.; Remy, D.; Bonvalot, S.; Legrand, D. (March 2007). "Two scales of inflation at Lastarria-Cordon del Azufre volcanic complex, central Andes, revealed from ASAR-ENVISAT interferometric data". Earth and Planetary Science Letters 255 (1-2): 148–163. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.12.012. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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