Antofalla
Sign in to saveAntofalla is a Miocene–Pliocene volcano in Argentina's Catamarca Province. It is part of the volcanic segment of the Andes in Argentina, and it is considered to be part of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the volcanic zones of the Andes. Antofalla forms a group of volcanoes that are aligned on and behind the main volcanic arc. Antofalla itself is a remote volcano.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Antofalla
- Mountain.photo
- Antofalla-sunset.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Antofalla at sunset from the north
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6409
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1957
- Mountain.prominence_ref
- Peakbagger
- Mountain.location
- Catamarca, Argentina
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.map
- Argentina
- Mountain.map_relief
- 1
- Mountain.map_size
- 200
- Mountain.map_caption
- Argentina
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Unknown
- Mountain.first_ascent
- Inca, Pre-Columbian (before 1500)
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 6409
- Image
- Antofalla-sunset.jpg
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- Antofalla
- topographic prominence
- 1957
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography and structure
- Geology
- Geologic record
- Local
- Composition
- Climate, vegetation and fauna
- Climatological implications
- Eruptive history
- Climbing
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Antofalla is a Miocene–Pliocene volcano in Argentina's Catamarca Province. It is part of the volcanic segment of the Andes in Argentina, and it is considered to be part of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the volcanic zones of the Andes. Antofalla forms a group of volcanoes that are aligned on and behind the main volcanic arc. Antofalla itself is a remote volcano.
Antofalla and other Andean volcanoes form because the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate. Antofalla volcano is located in a region with a "basins and ranges" topography, where during the Miocene ranges were uplifted and basins formed through tectonic movement. It sits on a basement formed by Eocene-Miocene sedimentary units over a much older crystalline basement.
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