Tres Vírgenes
Complex of volcanoes located Mulegé Municipality, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tres Vírgenes is a complex of volcanoes located in the Mulegé Municipality in the state of Baja California Sur, on the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico. This Volcano is part of a volcanic ridge that extends from Baja California towards the Guaymas Basin.
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Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes | |
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El Virgen | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,940 m (6,360 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,610 m (5,280 ft)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 27°28′12″N 112°35′30″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Baja California Sur, Mexico |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Disputed, see Eruption history section |
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It is composed of three volcanoes, aligned northeast–southwest, with El Viejo, the oldest, to the northeast, El Azufre in the middle, and the youngest, El Vírgen, to the southwest.
El Vírgen, being by far the most conspicuous of the three, is commonly known as "Las Tres Vírgenes".