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Within Vinony's link graph, Nevado Sajama is referenced by 87 other articles, and connects out to lava, stratovolcano and pyroxene.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under topics including Extinct volcanoes, Glaciers of Bolivia and Mountains of Bolivia.
Its subject is documented across 46 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Elevation
- 6,542 m (21,463 ft)
- Listing
- Country high point , Ultra
- Etymology
- Aymara chak xaña , "west"
- Native name
- Chak Xaña ( Aymara )
- Country
- Bolivia
- Department
- Oruro Department
- Parent range
- Cordillera Occidental ( Andes )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Bolivia
- Located in
- Sajama Province
- Continent
- Americas
- Elevation
- 6542
- Material used
- andesite
- Image
- Nevado Sajama.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nevado Sajama
- topographic prominence
- 2428
- topographic isolation
- 732.99
- mountain range
- Cordillera Occidental
- located in protected area
- Sajama National Park
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Encyclopedic overview
Nevado Sajama ([neˈβaðo saˈxama]; Aymara: Chak Xaña) is an extinct volcano and the highest peak in Bolivia. The mountain is located in Sajama Province, in Oruro Department. It is situated in Sajama National Park and is a composite volcano consisting of a stratovolcano on top of several lava domes. It is not clear when it erupted last but it may have been during the Pleistocene or Holocene.
The mountain is covered by an ice cap, and Polylepis tarapacana trees occur up to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) elevation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nevado Sajama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.