Incahuasi

Also known as Nevado de Incahuasi

Incahuasi (; possibly from Quechua: inka Inca, wasi house) 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 above sea level.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Incahuasi is referenced by 195 other articles, and connects out to Andean Volcanic Belt, volcano and Inca Empire.

The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_scale, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Argentina–Chile border, International mountains of South America and Mountains of Argentina.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Incahuasi
Mountain.photo: Volcan Incahuasi.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Incahuasi volcano as seen from route 60, Fiambala, Argentina
Mountain.map: Argentina
Mountain.map_caption: Location in Argentina, on the border with Chile
Mountain.location: Catamarca, Argentina -Atacama, Chile
Mountain.elevation_m: 6621 or 6638
Mountain.prominence_m: 1518
Mountain.listing: Ultra
Mountain.range: Andes
Mountain.type: stratovolcanoes and caldera
Mountain.last_eruption: Unknown
Mountain.first_ascent: 1913 by Walther Penck
Mountain.map_size: 200

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 6621
Image: Miscanti Lagoon near San Pedro de Atacama (July 2008).jpg

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Commons category: Incahuasi
topographic prominence: 1518

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

Geography and geology
Regional
Local
Composition
Climate
Eruption history
Climbing history
Archaeology
See also
References
Sources
External links

The volcano consists of a caldera and two stratovolcanoes. Four pyroclastic cones located to the northeast have produced basalt-andesite lava flows that cover an area of .

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