Nevado Ampato

Nevado Ampato is a glacier in Lluta District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa and has an elevation of 6,288 metres. Nevado Ampato is situated nearby to the hamlet Huata Chico.

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Ampato

Volcano

Photo: Frank R 1981, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ampato is a dormant 6,288-metre stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru. It lies about 70–75 kilometres northwest of Arequipa and is part of a north-south chain that includes the volcanoes Hualca Hualca and Sabancaya, the last of which has been historically active.

Nevado Ampato

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 6,288 metres
Category: landform
Location: Lluta District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-15.8259° or 15° 49′ 33″ south

Longitude

-71.885° or 71° 53′ 6″ west

Elevation

6,288 metres (20,630 feet)

Open location code

57PC54F8+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 329036077

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=glacier

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