Tacora
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.
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- Description: volcano in Parinacota Province, Chile
- Also known as: “Villa Tacora”, “Volcan Tacora”, and “Vulkan Tacora”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Tacora.
Tacora
- Categories: mountain, volcano, and stratovolcano
- Location: General Lagos, Parinacota Province, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-17.77625° or 17° 46′ 35″ south
Longitude
-69.73451° or 69° 44′ 4″ west
Elevation
4,106 metres (13,471 feet)
Open location code
57JG67F8+F5
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Tacora” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Tacora”
- Basque: “Tacora”
- Belarusian: “Такора”
- Cebuano: “Tacora”
- Cebuano: “Volcán Tacora”
- Chinese: “塔科拉火山”
- Czech: “Tacora”
- Dutch: “Tacora”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تاكورا (جبل بركانى)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تاكورا”
- French: “Tacora”
- Georgian: “ტაკორა”
- German: “Tacora”
- Italian: “Monte Tacora”
- Italian: “Tacora”
- Japanese: “タコラ山”
- Ladin: “Tacora”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tacora”
- Persian: “تاکورا”
- Polish: “Tacora”
- Portuguese: “Tacora”
- Quechua: “Taqura nina urqu”
- Russian: “Такора”
- Slovak: “Tacora”
- Spanish: “Volcán Tacora”
- Swedish: “Tacora”
- Swedish: “Volcán Tacora”
- Turkish: “Tacora Yanardağı”
- Ukrainian: “Такора”
- Venetian: “Tacora”
- Waray (Philippines): “Tacora”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ajata and Villa Industrial.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pampa Tacora and Cerro Ancocalane.
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