Cerro Ascotan

Cerro Ascotan
Cerro Ascotan
	del Jardin
	Cerro Ascotan seen from Salar de Ascotán
Highest point
Elevation	5,473 m (17,956 ft) [1]
Coordinates	21°41′S 68°07′W [2]
Geography
	Cerro Ascotan Chile Cerro Ascotan Cerro Ascotan (Argentina)
Location	Chile / Bolivia
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano[1]
Last eruption	Pleistocene [1]

Cerro Ascotan (also known as del Jardin[3]) is a volcano on the border between Chile and Bolivia. It is 5,473 metres (17,956 ft) high,[1] 1,770 metres (5,810 ft) above the terrain and a maximum slope in the summit area of 26°. A breach in the edifice is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide and 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) long, with an azimuth of 252°.[2] The current snowline lies between 5,700–5,900 metres (18,700–19,400 ft); during the Pleistocene it was lower at 4,900–5,000 metres (16,100–16,400 ft).[4] The volcano's summit, about one third thereof, was removed by a large explosion,[3] with debris thrown at large distances.[5] Volcanic activity probably occurred during the Pleistocene.[1]The volcano is neighbor to Cerro Araral.

References

"Ascotan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (July 1988). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin of Volcanology. 50 (4): 258–278. doi:10.1007/BF01047488. ISSN 1432-0819.
Werner Zeil (1964). Geologie von Chile: Mit 10 Ausklapptafeln, 43 Textabbildungen und 57 abbildungen auf Tafeln (in German). Gebr. Borntraeger. p. 104.
Ram Bali Singh (1 January 1992). Dynamics of Mountain Geosystems. APH Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 978-81-7024-472-1.
Grove, Lilly (February 1893). "Deserts of Atacama and Tarapaca" (PDF). Scottish Geographical Magazine. 9 (2): 57–65. doi:10.1080/00369229308732601.

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[GVP-1] "Ascotan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[FrancisWells1988-2] Francis, P. W.; Wells, G. L. (July 1988). "Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes". Bulletin of Volcanology. 50 (4): 258–278. doi:10.1007/BF01047488. ISSN 1432-0819.

[Zeil1964-3] Werner Zeil (1964). Geologie von Chile: Mit 10 Ausklapptafeln, 43 Textabbildungen und 57 abbildungen auf Tafeln (in German). Gebr. Borntraeger. p. 104.

[Singh1992-4] Ram Bali Singh (1 January 1992). Dynamics of Mountain Geosystems. APH Publishing. p. 165. ISBN 978-81-7024-472-1.

[Grove1893-5] Grove, Lilly (February 1893). "Deserts of Atacama and Tarapaca" (PDF). Scottish Geographical Magazine. 9 (2): 57–65. doi:10.1080/00369229308732601.