Tukuk-OS⛰️ Chacana
Ecuador · Americas · 4,643 m · 0.38°S, 78.25°W
Chacana is a large 32-km long - 18–24 km wide caldera that has erupted in historical times. It forms one of the largest rhyolite centers in the Northern Andes with major eruptions over the past 240,000, 180,00, and 160,000 years ago and has had andesitic-rhyolitic volcanism. With dacitic lava flows continuing into historical times. Lava domes were also constructed in the Holocene. Chacana is located 30 km from Quito and the large Antisana volcano is constructed to the southeast.
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Quick facts
| Country | Ecuador |
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| Continent / region | Americas |
| Elevation | 4,643 m above sea level |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 0.38°S, 78.25°W · view on map |
Chacana rises to 4,643 m in Ecuador, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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