Arintica
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Arintica is a stratovolcano
located in Arica y Parinacota Region of Chile
, near the border with Bolivia
. It lies north of the Salar de Surire.
Glacial valleys on the south and west flanks of the mountain contain large active rock glacier
s that have been misinterpreted in the past as lava flows.
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
located in Arica y Parinacota Region of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, near the border with Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. It lies north of the Salar de Surire.
Glacial valleys on the south and west flanks of the mountain contain large active rock glacier
Rock glacier
Rock glaciers are distinctive geomorphological landforms of angular rock debris frozen in interstitial ice which may extend outward and downslope from talus cones, glaciers or terminal moraines of glaciers. There are two types of rock glaciers: periglacial glaciers, or talus-derived glaciers, and...
s that have been misinterpreted in the past as lava flows.