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Nevado San Francisco
Vegas de San Francisco.jpg
Elevation 6,016 metres (19,738 ft) [1]
Location Argentina-Chile
Range Andes
Coordinates 26°55′S 68°15′W / 26.917°S 68.25°W / -26.917; -68.25
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown

Nevado San Francisco, or Cerro San Francisco, is a stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, located just southeast of San Francisco Pass. It is considered extinct and is one of the several 6,000 m (19,700 ft) peaks in the area, of which the chief is the Ojos del Salado.

References

  1. ^ Difrol
Andean volcanoes
Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)
Central Volcanic Zone (15°–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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