Sotará (volcano)
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 | |
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 Sotará in 2016 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,580 m (15,030 ft) |
| Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
| Coordinates | 2°06′29″N 76°35′31″W |
| Geography | |
  Sotará Location of Sotará in Colombia | |
| Location | Sotará, Cauca Colombia |
| Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Extinct basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano |
| Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
| Last eruption | unknown |
Gallery
Sotará in 2010
References
- INGEOMINAS, s.a.
- Plancha 364, 1999
Bibliography
- ; ; ; , and . 1999. Plancha 364 - Timbío - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
- . s.a. Volcán Sotará, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-09.
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