Uturuncu
Sign in to saveUturuncu is a dormant volcano in the Sur Lípez Province of Bolivia. It is high, has two summit peaks, and consists of a complex of lava domes and lava flows with a total volume estimated to be . It bears traces of a former glaciation, even though it does not currently carry glaciers. Volcanic activity took place during the Pleistocene epoch and the last eruption was 250,000 years ago; since then Uturuncu has not erupted but active fumaroles occur in the summit region, between the two summits.
Key facts
- Mountain.map
- Bolivia
- Mountain.photo
- Uturuncu.jpg
- Mountain.native_name_lang
- que
- Mountain.photo_alt
- Uturuncu is a cone in a desolate landscape, with an adjacent smaller non-conical mountain.
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- Uturuncu seen from the northwest
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- A map of Bolivia; the volcano is in the southernmost corner.
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- Location of Uturunku in Bolivia
- Mountain.location
- San Pablo de Lípez Municipality, Sur Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Acamarachi
- Mountain.listing
- List of mountains in Bolivia
- Mountain.translation
- Jaguar
- Mountain.language
- Quechua
- Mountain.range
- Cordillera de Lípez
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.age
- Pleistocene
- Mountain.volcanic_field
- Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex
- Mountain.volcanic_belt
- Andean Volcanic Belt
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 250,000 years ago.
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Geography and geomorphology
- Structure
- Lakes and rivers
- Geology
- Regional
- Local
- Geologic history and Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex
- Composition and magma genesis
- Glaciation
- Climate and vegetation
- Eruption history
- Holocene and fumarolic activity
- Recent unrest and threats
- Seismicity
- Tomographic studies
- Threats
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
Uturuncu is a dormant volcano in the Sur Lípez Province of Bolivia. It is high, has two summit peaks, and consists of a complex of lava domes and lava flows with a total volume estimated to be . It bears traces of a former glaciation, even though it does not currently carry glaciers. Volcanic activity took place during the Pleistocene epoch and the last eruption was 250,000 years ago; since then Uturuncu has not erupted but active fumaroles occur in the summit region, between the two summits.
The volcano rises within the Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex, a larger province of large volcanoes and calderas which over the last few million years (mya) have emplaced about of ignimbrites in sometimes very large eruptions. Underneath it lies the so-called Altiplano–Puna magmatic body, a large sill formed by partially molten rocks.