Miñiques

Cerro Miñiques
The Miñiques volcano, seen from the North.
Highest point
Elevation	5,910 m (19,390 ft)
Coordinates	23°49′0″S 67°46′0″W / 23.81667°S 67.76667°W / -23.81667; -67.76667
Geography
Location	Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Unknown

Miniques Lagoon

Miñiques is a massive volcanic complex containing a large number of craters, lava domes and flows, located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Located 21 km (13 mi) south of Volcán Chiliques and 26 km (16 mi) west of Cordón Puntas Negras, it is part of a frequently visited attraction conformed by the high plain lagoons Laguna Miscanti, Laguna Miñiques and the Cerro Miscanti volcano.

References

"Miñiques". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (Spanish)

SI Google Earth Placemarks - Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: download placemarks with SI Holocene volcano-data.

Andean volcanoes

Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)	Romeral Nevado del Ruiz Nevado del Tolima Nevado del Huila Puracé Doña Juana Galeras Cayambe Reventador Pichincha Antisana Aliso Soche Illiniza Cotopaxi Quilotoa Chimborazo Tungurahua Sangay

Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S)	Auquihuato Firura Sara Sara Solimana Coropuna Hualca Hualca Sabancaya Huambo volcanic field Ampato Andagua volcanic field Chachani Misti Ubinas Huaynaputina Ticsani Tutupaca Yucamane Tacora Parinacota Irruputuncu Azufre Sairecabur Pacana Licancabur Lascar Llullaillaco Galán San Francisco Ojos del Salado

Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)	Tupungato Tupungatito Maipo Calabozos Descabezado Grande Cerro Azul Nevado de Longaví Nevados de Chillán Antuco Copahue Callaqui Lonquimay Llaima Sollipulli Villarrica Quetrupillán Lanín Mocho-Choshuenco Carrán-Los Venados Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Casablanca Osorno Calbuco Hornopirén Huequi Michinmahuida Chaitén Corcovado Cay Macá Hudson

Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)	Lautaro Viedma Aguilera Reclus Burney Fueguino

Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south

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