About
Licancabur and Poquentica
Poquentica
stands 5,850 m high in the central Bolivian Andes. Its
summit lake is ~200 m long. It is closer to the equator
than Licancabur (6,014 m) and should experience higher
UV radiation (216% that of sea level at Licancabur).
| Licancabur
and Poquentica Fact Sheet |
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Licancabur |
Poquentica |
| Altitude (m) |
6,014 (19,750ft) |
5,850 (19,194 ft) |
| Height of Volcanic Edifice (m) |
1,500 |
1,300 |
| Status |
Dormant |
No current activity |
| Type |
Simple |
Composite |
| Latest eruption |
Holocene |
Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Localization |
Bolivia/Chile border |
Bolivia/Chile border |
| Coordinates |
22º50'S; 67º53'W |
18º44'S; 68º58'W |
| Summit Lake Dimensions: L/l/d (m) |
90 x 70 x 4.5 |
TBD: ~200 x 100 x ? |
Licancabur is taller
than Poquentica, standing 6,014 m high. The summit lake
is about the size of a football field at 90m x 70m x
4.5m.
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