Miñiques volcano

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Miñiques volcano is a stratovolcano in the Chilean Andes, notable for its high-altitude location on the Altiplano and its proximity to several scenic salt lakes and lagoons.

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Miñiques volcanic complex 1
Miñiques volcano canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcano
access mountain road from Socaire
climate cold high-altitude climate
continent South America
country Chile
elevation about 19389 ft
about 5910 m
geologicalAge Pleistocene
hasFeature lava domes
lava flows
pyroclastic deposits
hasNearbyEcosystem Andean puna
hasNearbyFeature Miscanti–Miñiques lagoons complex
hasNearbySettlement Socaire
hasNearbyTown San Pedro de Atacama
hasNearbyWildlife Andean fox
flamingos
vicuñas
hasViewOf Laguna Miscanti
Laguna Miñiques
landscape arid high-Andean environment
lastEruption Pleistocene
locatedIn Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Andes
Antofagasta Region
Chilean Andes
northern Chile
locatedOn western margin of the Altiplano
morphology composite cone
near Laguna Miscanti
Laguna Miñiques
high-altitude lagoons
salt lakes
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
protectedArea Los Flamencos National Reserve
region Atacama Plateau
linked to: Atacama Desert
status extinct or dormant volcano
surfaceFeature glacially eroded slopes
periglacial landforms
tectonicSetting subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
tourism hiking destination
scenic viewpoint
volcanicArc Andean Volcanic Belt
volcanicType andesitic volcano

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laguna Miñiques hasNearbyVolcano Miñiques volcano
Cerro Miscanti associatedWith Miñiques volcanic complex
linked to: Miñiques volcano