Chaxas
Chaxas is a lava dome complex which has been the source of the 1.09±0.56 mya Chaxas ignimbrite in the Andes. The ignimbrite dips away from the domes and are partially younger than the Puripicar ignimbrite.
- Peak rising to 4,460 metres (14,633 feet)
- …is also known as “Cerro Chaxas”
- Description: mountain in Antofagasta Region, Chile
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Latitude
-22.79287° or 22° 47′ 34″ south
Longitude
-67.96675° or 67° 58′ 0″ west
Open location code
579J624M+V7
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Chaxas” goes by many names.
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