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Carachipampa

Carachipampa
Carachipampa

Carachipampa is a Pleistocene volcanic cone in Argentina. Part of a wider, regional volcanic field, it has produced lava flows consisting of andesite. It is surrounded by a lake and a salt flat, the former of which features an ecosystem formed by microbes.

Also on this shelf

Gufa volcanic field.

Environmental impact of electricity generation.

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