Iru Phutunqu (Chile-Nor Lípez)

For the mountain on the border of Chile and Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, see Iru Phutunqu (Chile-Daniel Campos).
Iru Phutunqu
Iru Phutunqu

Location in Bolivia, on the border with Chile

Highest point
Elevation 5,163 m (16,939 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°43′55″S 68°33′08″W / 20.73194°S 68.55222°W / -20.73194; -68.55222Coordinates: 20°43′55″S 68°33′08″W / 20.73194°S 68.55222°W / -20.73194; -68.55222
Geography
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province
Chile, Tarapacá Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption September 1995[1]
Map showing Iru Phutunqu on the border of Bolivia and Chile south west of the Uyuni salt flat

Iru Phutunqu (Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, phutunqu a small vessel or a hole, pit, crater,[2] hispanicized spellings Iru Putuncu, Irruputuncu, Iruputuncu) is a stratovolcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia. The Chilean side is in the Tarapacá Region. The Bolivian side is in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Quemes Municipality, southeast of the Salar de Uyuni salt flat.[3][4]

It is a relatively small peak, within the collapse scarp of a debris avalanche from earlier in the Holocene, which was built up by eruptions to fill much of that feature. There are two craters at the summit, with the one to the south displaying fumaroles. In 1995 its first eruption in recorded history occurred in the form of a phreatic eruption.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Irruputuncu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2004-12-28.
  2. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Kastilla-Aymara simi qullqa: Iru. - Ichu espinoso. Phutunqu. - Un vasito de barro o redoma. Phutunqu vel Phujru. - Hoyo de la tierra sin agua, no muy hondo.
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  4. ↑ Quemes Municipality: population data and map showing Iru Phutunqu between the mountains Bofedal and Yaretal


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