Volcán Espíritu Santo | |
Elevation M: | 5692 |
Location: | Argentina-Chile |
Coordinates: | -33.7699°N -124.829°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Age: | Pleistocene |
Range: | Principal Cordillera, Andes |
Volcán Espíritu Santo is a Pleistocene stratovolcano at the center of the San José volcanic group, located at 900NaN0 from Santiago de Chile at the end of the Cajón del Maipo on the Chile-Argentina border. The 10000NaN0-wide summit crater of Espíritu Santo volcano overlaps the southern slope of the Marmolejo volcano and partially overlies La Engorda.The San José complex includes - a part of Espíritu Santo, La Engorda and San José - the Plantat and Marmolejo volcanoes, the latter of which is the highest (61080NaN0) and located on the North-end of the group.