Licancabur
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| Licancabur | |
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| Missing image Licancabur.jpg | |
| Elevation: | 5.920 m (19,422 ft) |
| Coordinates: | 22°50′ S 67°53′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=22_50_S_67_53_W_type:mountain_region:CL) |
| Location: | Bolivia/Chile |
| Range: | Andes |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
Licancabur is a stratovolcano which lies on the border of Chile and Bolivia near the Laguna Verde. Its last eruption happened in the Holocene.
The 70 x 90 m crater lake at the summit is believed to be the highest lake in the world, and despite temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius it contains numerous living creatures.
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External links
- Smithsonian, Global Volcanism Program, Licancabur (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-092)
- Licancabur, tour 2003 (http://gerdbreitenbach.de/anden/bolivia_1/licancabur_en.html)
- NASA Licancabur Expedition (http://www.extremeenvironment.com/2003/): Exploring the Highest Lakes on Earth
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Sources
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/)de:Licancabur
