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Cerro Columa

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Location
  
Bolivia

Last eruption
  
unknown

Mountain range
  
Andes

Mountain type
  
Maar

Elevation
  
3,876 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Cerro Columa

Similar
  
Cerro Lípez, Jayu Quta, Nevado Anallajsi, Tocorpuri, Cerro Capurata

Cerro Columa, or Cerro Colluma, is a crater in Bolivia. In 1964 it was considered to be a crater formed by volcanism. Its rims reach an altitude of 3,820 metres (12,530 ft) and in the crater lies a playa lake. The crater has dimensions of 6–6.7 kilometres (3.7–4.2 mi). The crater was most likely formed by the collapse of a sediment dome, an origin as a meteorite crater is less likely.

Map of Cerro Columa, Bolivia

The crater lies on a poorly vegetated desert plain that slopes to Salar de Coipasa. The surrounding plain has an altitude of 3,830 metres (12,570 ft) and was covered by Lake Minchin during the Pleistocene.

References

Cerro Columa Wikipedia


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