Pular (volcano)

Pular
Elevation	6,233 m (20,449 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,898 m (6,227 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Translation	The Eyebrow (Kunza)
Location
Location	Antofagasta Region, Chile
Range	Andes
Coordinates	24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.1875°S 68.05417°W / -24.1875; -68.05417Coordinates: 24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.1875°S 68.05417°W / -24.1875; -68.05417[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	Unknown[1]
Climbing
First ascent	Inca, pre-Columbian[2]

Pular is a massive stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, about 15 km west of the border with Argentina, which in this area is a straight line between the summits of Socompa volcano and Cerro del Rincón. Pular, along with Cerro Pajonales, forms a high volcanic ridge, which runs in a generally north-east to south-west direction for 12 km (7 mi) southward, following the same direction of the ridge, lies Socompa volcano. The ridge forms a drainage divide between Salar de Atacama basin and Salar de Pular basin. This latter is a bowl-shaped basin enclosed on the east by Aracar volcano.

In the Kunza language Pular means "The Eyebrow".^[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Chile
• Caichinque
• Monturaqui crater

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Pular". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-107. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Humberto Barrera, "Cerro Pular", American Alpine Journal, 1974, p. 194. Available at AAJ Online (PDF).