Sotará (volcano)

Sotará
Sotará in 2016
Highest point
Elevation4,580 m (15,030 ft)
ListingVolcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates2°06′29″N 76°35′31″W / 2.108°N 76.592°W / 2.108; -76.592
Geography
Sotará is located in Colombia
Sotará
Sotará
Location of Sotará in Colombia
LocationSotará, Cauca
 Colombia
Parent rangeCentral Ranges, Andes
Geology
Mountain typeExtinct basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano
Volcanic beltNorth Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruptionunknown

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S.[1] The volcano is located between the Silvia-Pijao Fault in the west and the San Jerónimo Fault in the east.[2]

  • Sotará in 2010
    Sotará in 2010

See also

References

  1. ^ INGEOMINAS, s.a.
  2. ^ Plancha 364, 1999

Bibliography

  • Orrego, Abigail; León, Luis; Padilla, Luis Eduardo; Acevedo, Álvaro Pablo; Marulanda, Nelson (1999), Plancha 364 - Timbío - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
  • N., N, Volcán Sotará, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-09
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