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Sierra de Quinchilca

The 1726th highest mountain range in the world

1,427m

Quinchilca is a volcano in Chile. It is situated south of Villarrica volcano and consists of a caldera and lava domes. The volcano has a semicircular form constructed by layers of lavas and volcaniclastic rocks, with an eroded core. Volcanic rocks include basalt and basaltic andesite. Potassium-argon dating has yielded an age of 800,000 ± 600,000 on its rocks, older dates such as 1.4 ± 0.6 million years have been reported as well.

Location: Chile.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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