Cerro Columa

Cerro Columa
Cerro Columa
	Cerro Columa Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Bolivia
Coordinates	18°35′S 68°05′W / 18.583°S 68.083°W
Geography
Location	Bolivia
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Maar
Last eruption	unknown

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

^ ^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.

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[notes-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.

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