Sotará (volcano)

Coordinates: 2°06′29″N 76°35′31″W / 2.108°N 76.592°W / 2.108; -76.592
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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
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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]

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References[edit]

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

Bibliography[edit]

  • Orrego, Abigail; Luis León; Luis Eduardo Padilla; Álvaro Pablo Acevedo, and Nelson Marulanda. 1999. Plancha 364 - Timbío - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
  • N., N. s.a. Volcán Sotará, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-09.

External links[edit]

  • "Sotará". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.