Licancabur (Spanish pronunciation:[likaŋkaˈβuɾ]) is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile, south of the Sairecabur volcano and west of Juriques. Part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone, it has a prominent, 5,916-metre (19,409 ft)-high cone. A 400–500-metre (1,300–1,600 ft) summit crater containing Licancabur Lake, a crater lake which is among the highest lakes in the world, caps the volcano. There are no glaciers owing to the arid climate. Numerous animal species and plants live on the mountain.
Licancabur formed atop of Pleistocene ignimbrites and has been active during the Holocene, after the ice ages. Three stages of lava flows emanate from the edifice and have a young appearance. Although no historic eruptions of the volcano are known, lava flows extending into Laguna Verde have been dated to 13,240 ± 100 BP and there may be residual heat in the mountain. The volcano has primarily erupted andesite, with small amounts of dacite and basaltic andesite.
Several archaeological sites occur on the mountain, both on its summit and at its northeastern foot. They were built presumably by the Inca or Atacama people for religious and cultural ceremonies, and are among the most important in the region. The mountain is the subject of a number of myths, which view it as the husband of another mountain, the hiding place of Inca or the burial of an Inca king.
Licancabur (Spanish pronunciation: [likaŋkaˈβuɾ]) is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile, south of the Sairecabur volcano and west...
Licancabur Lake is a crater lake in Chile located on the volcano Licancabur (Región de Antofagasta, Province of El Loa). It is close to the city San Pedro...
southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano. It features a significant archeological museum, the R. P. Gustavo...
de Domeyko. The landscape is dominated by imposing volcanoes such as Licancabur, Acamarachi, Aguas Calientes, and Láscar, the latter being one of Chile's...
world-record ground-level UV index of 43.3 was detected at Bolivia's Licancabur volcano, though other scientists dispute readings higher than 26. In 2005...
(6348 m), Guallatiri (6071 m), Paruma (5,728 m), Uturunku (6,008 m) and Licancabur (5,916 m), and the Cordillera Real in the north east with Illampu (6,368...
part of the country. Sajama, a stratovolcano considered extinct. View of Licancabur. The summit area is in Chile. Ollagüe seen from Bolivia. Acotango volcano...
Muktinath peak, Nilgiri, and Tilicho. Gurudongmar Lake Lake Tsongmo Licancabur "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved 2006-12-07...
border between Bolivia and Chile and 12 km (7 mi) SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes. It conforms the north eastern extreme of the Purico Complex...
border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located immediately southeast of Licancabur volcano. Its summit is at 5,704 m (18,714 ft) with a crater 1.5 km (0...
second highest elevation climbed by man up to that date outside of Mount Licancabur in the Chilean Andes. Abovian dug a hole in the ice and erected a wooden...
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29 December 2003, a UV index of 43.3 was detected at Chile/Bolivia's Licancabur volcano, at 19,423 feet (5,920 m) altitude. A light-skinned individual...
border between Chile and Argentina Parinacota It erupted in April 2008 Licancabur Sierra Nevada Chaitén Acamarachi Marmolejo It is the southernmost mountain...
early Mars. With her team, she has climbed the 19,731-foot (6,014 m) Licancabur volcano on numerous occasions to conduct studies, freediving in the crater...
flows. Also in close proximity to Sairecabur lie the volcanic centres Licancabur, Putana and Juriques. Sairecabur proper is accompanied by a 4.5 km (2...
following mountains: Sairecabur – 5,971 m, border with Chile Putana – 5,890 m Licancabur – 5,920 m, border with Chile Piedras Grandes – 5,710 m Chijlla – 5,709...
del Cajón with Bolivia, stopping to admire the Salar de Atacama and the Licancabur volcano. Holding both British and American passports, Ewan uses his US...
Chile Nevado Ojos del Salado (likely the highest lake in the world) Chile Licancabur Lake Chile Chaitén (crater lakes might have disappeared with the 2008–09...
investigations of sacred lakes of the Incas, including in the crater lake of Licancabur in 1981–82 (the world's highest dive at 19,300 ft), and a lake at 19,100 ft...
measured through Google Maps. The view from the mountain extends from Licancabur north over the Nevados de Cachi mountains east to Ojos del Salado 250 km...
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