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Cerro Columa

Coordinates: 18°35′S 68°05′W / 18.583°S 68.083°W / -18.583; -68.083
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Cerro Columa
Cerro Columa is located in Bolivia
Cerro Columa
Cerro Columa
Highest point
Elevation3,876 m (12,717 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Bolivia
Coordinates18°35′S 68°05′W / 18.583°S 68.083°W / -18.583; -68.083[1]: 31 
Geography
LocationBolivia
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeMaar
Last eruptionunknown

Cerro Columa, or Cerro Colluma, is a crater in Bolivia. In 1964 it was considered to be a crater formed by volcanism.[1]: 31  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).[1]: 32  The crater was most likely formed by the collapse of a sediment dome, an origin as a meteorite crater is less likely.[1]: 38 

The crater lies on a poorly vegetated desert plain that slopes to Salar de Coipasa.[1]: 31  The surrounding plain has an altitude of 3,830 metres (12,570 ft) and was covered by Lake Minchin during the Pleistocene.[1]: 32 

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Sam Rosenblum; Ismael Montes de Oca (1975). "Notes on the origin of Colluma Crater, Bolivia" (PDF). Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey. 3 (1): 31–38. ISSN 0091-374X. Wikidata Q96202120.