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Hualca Hualca
Extinct volcano in Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Wallqa Wallqa (Apurímac).
Hualca Hualca[5][6] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua wallqa collar)[7][8] is an extinct volcano[5] in Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru. It has a height of 6,025 metres (19,767 ft).[1][6][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] It is located at the Peruvian province of Caylloma.[1]
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Hualca Hualca | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,025 m (19,767 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 692 m (2,270 ft) |
Parent peak | Ampato |
Coordinates | 15°43′14.15″S 071°51′19.80″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Arequipa, Peru |
Parent range | Andes, Peruvian Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Central Volcanic Zone |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 6 April 1966 - Richard R. Culbert (Canada)[3][4] |
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