Cerro del León

Cerro del León
The Cerro del León (left) and Cerro Toconce seen from the "Vado de Putana" wetlands.
Elevation	5,760 m (18,898 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Antofagasta, Chile
Range	Andes
Coordinates	22°09′S 68°07′W / 22.15°S 68.117°W / -22.15; -68.117Coordinates: 22°09′S 68°07′W / 22.15°S 68.117°W / -22.15; -68.117[2]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Unknown

Cerro del León is a stratovolcano located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile. Chao dacitic lava dome separates it from Cerro Paniri, a stratovolcano, and to its east lies Chillahuita, another dacitic lava dome.

Cerro Chao has a volume of about 26 cubic kilometres (6.2 cu mi), making it the Earth's largest lava dome of its kind.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Chile

References

1. ^ "Cerro del Leon". Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20070610042011/http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-072. 
2. ^ "Cerro del León". GEOnet Names Server. http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/detaillinksearch.asp?G_NAME=%2732FA883A7EFF3774E0440003BA962ED3%27&Diacritics=DC.