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Espíritu Santo (volcano)

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Mountain in Argentina
Volcán Espíritu Santo
The summit crater of Espiritu Santo overlies the La Engorda volcano.
Highest point
Elevation5,692 m (18,675 ft)
Coordinates33°46.192′S 69°55.829′W / 33.769867°S 69.930483°W / -33.769867; -69.930483
Geography
LocationArgentina-Chile
Parent rangePrincipal Cordillera, Andes
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano

Volcán Espíritu Santo is a Pleistocene stratovolcano at the center of the San José volcanic group, located at 90 km (56 mi) from Santiago de Chile at the end of the Cajón del Maipo on the Chile-Argentina border. The 1,000 m (3,281 ft)-wide summit crater of Espíritu Santo volcano overlaps the southern slope of the Marmolejo volcano and partially overlies La Engorda. The San José complex includes - a part of Espíritu Santo, La Engorda and San José - the Plantat and Marmolejo volcanoes, the latter of which is the highest (6,108 m (20,039 ft)) and located on the North-end of the group.

San José volcanic complex. FLTR: Marmolejo, La Engorda and San José.

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Andean volcanoes
Northern Volcanic Zone
(6° N – 3° S)
Central Volcanic Zone
(14°–27° S)
Southern Volcanic Zone
(33°–46° S)
Austral Volcanic Zone
(49°–55° S)
Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south


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