🌋 Tacora

Chile · Americas · 17.72°S, 69.77°W

Tacora is a stratovolcano located in the Andes of the Arica y Parinacota Region of Chile. Near the border with Peru, it is one of the northernmost volcanoes of Chile. It is part of the Central Volcanic Zone in Chile, one of the four volcanic belts of the Andes. The Central Volcanic Zone has several of the highest volcanoes in the world. Tacora itself is a stratovolcano with a caldera and a crater. The youngest radiometric age is 50,000 years ago and it is heavily eroded by glacial activity.

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Quick facts

Country	Chile
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	17.72°S, 69.77°W · view on map

Tacora is located in Chile, in Americas.

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