- Cerro Bayo Complex
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Cerro Bayo Elevation 5,401 m (17,720 ft) Location Location Argentina-Chile Range Andes Coordinates 25°25′S 68°35′W / 25.417°S 68.583°W Geology 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.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Chile
- List of volcanoes in Argentina
- List of mountains in the Andes
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. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-122.
Categories:- Complex volcanoes
- Volcanoes of Atacama Region
- Geography of Catamarca Province
- Mountains of Argentina
- Volcanoes of Argentina
- Mountains of Chile
- Polygenetic volcanoes
- Subduction volcanoes
- Argentina–Chile border
- International mountains of South America
- Chile geography stubs
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