Cordón de Puntas Negras

Cordón Puntas Negras
Cordón de Puntas Negras seen from Laguna Miscanti with Cerro Miscanti in the foreground (left).
Elevation	5,852 m (19,199 ft)
Location
Location	Chile
Range	Andes
Coordinates	23°44′34″S 67°32′03″W / 23.74278°S 67.53417°W / -23.74278; -67.53417Coordinates: 23°44′34″S 67°32′03″W / 23.74278°S 67.53417°W / -23.74278; -67.53417
Geology
Type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	Unknown

Cordón Puntas Negras is a 500 km² (193 sq mi) volcanic chain located east of the Salar de Atacama in Chile's II Region, which runs from the Chiliques volcano on the north to volcán Puntas Negras (5,852 m (19,199 ft)) almost 26 km (16 mi) to the SE. The Puntas Negras Volcano volcano forms the common endpoint of two chains of volcanoes in a V-shaped configuration. The southern leg of the V is called "Cordón Chalviri" which' other extreme is the Cerro Tuyacto (5,482 m (17,986 ft)), 14 km (9 mi) SW of Puntas Negras and at the same distance SE of the Miñiques volcano.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Chile
• Chiliques
• Miscanti
• Laguna Miscanti
• Miñiques

References

• "Cordón de Puntas Negras". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-101.