Cerro Pantoja

Mountain in Argentina
40°46′0″S 71°57′0″W / 40.76667°S 71.95000°W / -40.76667; -71.95000GeographyLocationArgentina/ChileParent rangeAndesGeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruptionUnknown

Cerro Pantojo is an extinct basaltic stratovolcano on the border of Argentina and Chile. It lies immediately south of Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass and its characteristic spire-shaped summit is an eroded volcanic plug. It also has flank lava flows.

See also

References

  • "Cerro Pantojo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lara, Luis; Rodríguez, Carolina; Moreno, Hugo; Pérez de Arce, Carlos (July 2001). "Geocronología K-Ar y geoquímica del volcanismo plioceno superior-pleistoceno de los Andes del sur (39-42°S)". Revista Geológica de Chile. 28 (1). doi:10.4067/S0716-02082001000100004.
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Andean volcanoes
Northern Volcanic Zone
(6° N – 3° S)Central Volcanic Zone
(14°–27° S)Southern Volcanic Zone
(33°–46° S)Austral Volcanic Zone
(49°–55° S)
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south


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