Curiquinca
Mountain in Chile
22°35.834′S 67°51.680′W / 22.597233°S 67.861333°W / -22.597233; -67.861333Curiquinca (Spanish pronunciation: [kuɾiˈkiŋka]) is a stratovolcano that straddles the border between Bolivia and Chile. It lies immediately E of Cerro Colorado and NE to volcán Escalante (El Apagado), all of which are considered to be part of the Sairecabur volcanic group. The light area behind the mountain is part of a large sulfur deposit, location of the - now abandoned - sulfur mines "Azufrera El Apagado" on the Chilean side and its counterpart "Azufrera Rosita" on the Bolivian side of the border.
See also
References
- "Sairecabur". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1.(Spanish)
External links
- SI Google Earth Placemarks - Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Download placemarks with SI Holocene volcano-data.
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Andean volcanoes
(6° N – 3° S)
- Paipa-Iza
- Romeral
- Cerro Bravo
- Nevado del Ruiz
- Nevado del Tolima
- Nevado del Huila
- Puracé
- Doña Juana
- Galeras
- Azufral
- Chiles
- Cayambe
- Reventador
- Pichincha
- Antisana
- Aliso
- Soche
- Illiniza
- Cotopaxi
- Quilotoa
- Chimborazo
- Tungurahua
- Licto volcanic field
- Sangay
(14°–27° S)
- Quimsachata
- Auquihuato
- Firura
- Sara Sara
- Solimana
- Coropuna
- Hualca Hualca
- Sabancaya
- Huambo volcanic field
- Ampato
- Andagua volcanic field
- Chachani
- Misti
- Ubinas
- Pichu Pichu
- Huaynaputina
- Ticsani
- Tutupaca
- Yucamane
- Purupuruni
- Casiri
- Tacora
- Taapaca
- Parinacota
- Lauca
- Guallatiri
- Tata Sabaya
- Isluga
- Irruputuncu
- Olca-Paruma
- Aucanquilcha
- Azufre
- Zapaleri
- Sairecabur
- Licancabur
- Purico complex
- Pacana
- Aguas Calientes
- Lascar
- Chiliques
- Aracar
- Socompa
- Llullaillaco
- Lastarria
- Lazufre
- Cordón del Azufre
- Galán
- Peinado
- San Francisco
- Cueros de Purulla
- Incahuasi
- Ojos del Salado
(33°–46° S)
- Tupungato
- Tupungatito
- Maipo
- Calabozos
- Descabezado Grande
- Cerro Azul
- Nevado de Longaví
- Nevados de Chillán
- Antuco
- Copahue
- Callaqui
- Lonquimay
- Llaima
- Sollipulli
- Villarrica
- Quetrupillán
- Lanín
- Mocho-Choshuenco
- Carrán-Los Venados
- Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
- Casablanca
- Osorno
- Calbuco
- Hornopirén
- Huequi
- Michinmahuida
- Chaitén
- Corcovado
- Mentolat
- Cay
- Macá
- Mate Grande
- Hudson
(49°–55° S)
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south
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