Incahuasi (volcano)
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 The volcanoes Incahuasi (far left) and Cerro EL Fraile (middle right), in the foreground the Laguna Verde |
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| height | 6621 m | |
| location | Argentina / Chile | |
| Mountains | To the | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ S , 68 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | unknown | |
| First ascent | 1913 by Walther Penck | |
The Incahuasi is an active volcano in South America that lies between the Argentine province of Catamarca and the Chilean region of Atacama .
The name of the 6,621 m high volcano means "House of the Inca" in Quechua . The German geologist Walther Penck made the first ascent in 1913 .
Web links
Commons : Incahuasi - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Incahuasi on andesargentinos (span.)
- Incahuasi (volcano) in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)