Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano)
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Sierra Nevada is a stratovolcano located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile, near the Llaima volcano. Its last certain eruptions were in the Pleistocene period, but its activity may extend into the Holocene. Its primary lavas are andesitic and basaltic flows, although it has also produced pyroclastic flows. Lahars are also a hazard of this volcano. This stratovolcano is located in Conguillío National Park.
| Sierra Nevada | |
|---|---|
 Sierra Nevada and Lake Conguillío. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,554 m (8,379 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°35′S 71°35′W |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Location | Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. pp. 386–8. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)
- "Sierra Nevada". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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