Socompa

Chile / Antofagasta / Calama /
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Socompa is a large complex stratovolcano (6,051 m (19,852 ft)) at the border of Argentina and Chile. It is best known for its large debris avalanche deposit, which is widely accepted as the best-preserved example of this type of deposit in the world, and also notable as the home of the world's most elevated known microbial ecosystems.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socompa
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Coordinates:   24°22'46"S   68°14'51"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago