Zapaleri
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Zapaleri is a volcano whose summit is the tripoint of the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A number of railways are in the area. The volcano formed on top of the 2.89 mya Tara Ignimbrite from the Guacha caldera and the basement beneath the volcano is formed from Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks affected by tectonic deformation. Volcanic rocks are andesite, basalt, dacite and rhyolite. Late Cretaceous rocks are also found in the area, as are Pleistocene shoshonite volcanic rocks.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Zapaleri is referenced by 180 other articles, and connects out to Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Argentina–Bolivia border, Argentina–Chile border and Bolivia–Chile border.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Zapaleri
- Mountain.photo
- Volcan_Zapaleri_Chile_Bolivia_Argentina.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 5643
- Mountain.range
- Andes
- Mountain.map_image
- SRTM-W70.50E67.00S23.00N22.00.Calama.png
- Mountain.map_caption
- Zapaleri, right down on the map
- Mountain.fetchwikidata
- ALL
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Part of
- Cordillera de Lípez
- Country
- Argentina
- Located in
- Potosí Department
- Continent
- Americas
- Elevation
- 5607
- Image
- Volcan Zapaleri Chile Bolivia Argentina.jpg
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- mountain range
- Cordillera Occidental
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Zapaleri is a volcano whose summit is the tripoint of the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A number of railways are in the area. The volcano formed on top of the 2.89 mya Tara Ignimbrite from the Guacha caldera and the basement beneath the volcano is formed from Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks affected by tectonic deformation. Volcanic rocks are andesite, basalt, dacite and rhyolite. Late Cretaceous rocks are also found in the area, as are Pleistocene shoshonite volcanic rocks.
The Bolivian portion of the mountain is protected within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve. Moreover, it is close to the sector Salar de Tara-Salar de Aguas Calientes of Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zapaleri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations