Kimsa Chata (Bolivia-Chile)
Kimsa Chata | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,052 m (19,856 ft) |
Coordinates | 18°23′S 69°03′W / 18.383°S 69.050°WCoordinates: 18°23′S 69°03′W / 18.383°S 69.050°W |
Geography | |
Location | Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Kimsa Chata or Kimsachata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[1] Pukina chata mountain,[2] "three mountains", Hispanicized Quimsa Chata, Quimsachata) is an 8 km (5 mi)-long volcanic complex on a north–south alignment along the border between Bolivia and Chile, overseeing Chungara Lake. It contains three peaks, all stratovolcanoes.
The group is formed - from north to south - by Umurata (5,730 m (18,799 ft)), Acotango (6,052 m (19,856 ft)) and Capurata (5,990 m (19,652 ft)) (also known as Cerro Elena Capurata). The active volcano Guallatiri (Wallatiri) west of Capurata is not part of the group.
See also[]
Sources[]
- ^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata
- "Quimsachata". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
Categories:
- Stratovolcanoes of Chile
- Complex volcanoes
- Volcanoes of Oruro Department
- Volcanoes of Arica y Parinacota Region
- Glaciers of Bolivia
- International mountains of South America
- Bolivia–Chile border
- Oruro Department geography stubs
- Chile geography stubs