Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Categories: Stratovolcanoes | Subduction volcanoes | Volcanoes of Bolivia | Mountains of Bolivia | Volcanoes of Chile | Mountains of Chile
Paruma
| Paruma | |
|---|---|
| Elevation: | 17,782 ft (5,420 m) |
| Latitude: | 20° ′ ″ S |
| Longitude: | 68° ′ ″ W |
| Location: | Bolivia/Chile |
| Range: | Andes |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
Paruma is a stratovolcano that lies on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It is part of a ridge that contains several stratovolcanos. Paruma lies at the eastern end of the ridge, with Olca to its west. The older volcano Cerro Paruma lies to east of Paruma. Paruma has clearly been active during the Holocene, with many morphologically young lava flows on its flanks. It also has persistent fumaroles. One lava flow in particular extends for 7 kilometres to the south-east of the peak. Historical activity along the ridge has been confined to one eruption from 1865 to 1867, the character of which is not precisely known.
Sources
Categories: Stratovolcanoes | Subduction volcanoes | Volcanoes of Bolivia | Mountains of Bolivia | Volcanoes of Chile | Mountains of Chile
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details