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Socompa
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Also known as Volcan Socompa

Socompa is a large stratovolcano (composite volcano) on the border of Argentina and Chile. It has an elevation of and is part of the Chilean and Argentine Andean Volcanic Belt (AVB). Socompa is within the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the segments of the AVB, which contains about 44 active volcanoes. It begins in Peru and runs first through Bolivia and Chile, and then Argentina and Chile. Socompa lies close to the pass of the same name where the Salta-Antofagasta railway crosses the Chilean border.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Socompa
Mountain.photo
Volcán Socompa.jpg
Mountain.photo_alt
A snow covered flat-conical mountain rises above a ridge
Mountain.photo_caption
Socompa as seen from near the Salar de Imilac
Mountain.map
Argentina
Mountain.map_alt
Socompa lies a bit south of the northwestern tip of Argentina
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Argentina, on the border with Chile
Mountain.location
Argentina – Chile
Mountain.elevation_m
6051
Mountain.parent_peak
Ojos del Salado
Mountain.prominence_m
2015
Mountain.listing
Ultra
Mountain.range
Andes
Mountain.type
Stratovolcano
Mountain.last_eruption
5,910 ± 430 years ago
Mountain.first_ascent
1905
Mountain.map_size
200

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
volcano
Country
Chile
Continent
Americas
Elevation
6051
Image
Volcán Socompa.jpg
Significant event
first ascent
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Commons category
Socompa
topographic prominence
2015
mountain range
Andes
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Article · Português

Socompa é um estratovulcão que se eleva a 6051 metros de altitude, situado na fronteira Argentina-Chile. O acesso ao vulcão é difícil, seja pelo norte, ao longo de estradas de terra ao sul da passagem de Miscanti, seja pelo oeste através da de . Ambos os caminhos requerem um dia de condução e bom planeamento da viagem, se se pretender passar algum tempo no vulcão. O lado ocidental do vulcão faz fronteira com o , o qual está coberto com um grande depósito de fragmentos (debris) oriundos de uma avalanche, o lado Sul do depósito tem na sua fronteira o troço de caminho de ferro andino entre Antofagasta e Salta, o qual é pouco utilizado. A actividade mineira levou à construção de uma rede de estradas cobrindo esta zona.

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On the map

3 mapped locations