Cerro Toco Explained

Cerro Toco
Elevation M:5604
Location:Chile
Range:Andes
Coordinates:-22.9399°N -113.816°W
Type:Stratovolcano

Cerro Toco is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Atacama desert in Chile's II Region (Antofagasta), approximately 60NaN0 south of the border between Bolivia and Chile and 120NaN0 SE of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes. It conforms the north eastern extreme of the Purico Complex, a pyroclastic shield made up by several stratovolcanoes, lava domes and a maar.

Cerro Toco is located in the Chajnantor Scientific Reserve, as is most of the Purico Complex. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Huan Tran Telescope are located on the western side of the mountain at approximately 5200m (17,100feet).

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