Pular (volcano)

Pular
Highest point
Elevation 6,233 m (20,449 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,898 m (6,227 ft)[2]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.18750°S 68.05417°W / -24.18750; -68.05417Coordinates: 24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.18750°S 68.05417°W / -24.18750; -68.05417[1]
Naming
Translation The Eyebrow (Kunza)
Geography
Pular

Chile

Location Antofagasta Region, Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption Unknown[1]
Climbing
First ascent Inca, pre-Columbian[3]

Pular is a massive stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, about 15 km west of the border with Argentina, which in this area is a straight line between the summits of Socompa volcano and Cerro del Rincón. Pular, along with Cerro Pajonales, forms a high volcanic ridge, which runs in a generally north-east to south-west direction for 12 km (7 mi). Southward, following the same direction as the ridge, lies Socompa volcano. The ridge's crest forms a drainage divide between Salar de Atacama basin and Salar de Pular basin. This latter is a bowl-shaped basin enclosed on the east by Aracar volcano.

In the Kunza language Pular means "The Eyebrow".[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pular". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  2. "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  3. 1 2 Humberto Barrera, "Cerro Pular", American Alpine Journal, 1974, p. 194. Available at AAJ Online (PDF).


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