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Tunupa

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underneath separates itself from the above lying layers. This separation process then triggers volcanic activity through either decompression melting, dehydration melting, increases in temperature, or some combination of these processes. Back-arc volcanism in the region started about 25-30 million
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produced ages between 1.55 ± 0.01 and 1.40 ± 0.04 million years ago, with even younger dates of 440,000 ± 40,000 years before present. The main edifice developed first, the lava domes were emplaced later. The volcano is considered to be extinct.
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Blard, P.-H.; Lavé, J.; Sylvestre, F.; Placzek, C.J.; Claude, C.; Galy, V.; Condom, T.; Tibari, B. (September 2013). "Cosmogenic 3He production rate in the high tropical Andes (3800 m, 20°S): Implications for the local last glacial maximum".
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systems. Three separate stages of glaciation have been inferred at Tunupa, one dating proposal dates the first advance to about 160,000 before present, the second lasts until about 15,000 years/may coincide with the existence of
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descended to elevations of 3,650–3,700 metres (11,980–12,140 ft) when they reached their largest extent. Later shorter glaciers reoccupied the same valleys; outwash gravel deposits are found downstream below the
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are 9.5 °C (49.1 °F). While they decrease to 0 °C (32 °F) at an elevation of about 4,800 metres (15,700 ft), the dry climate of the region limits the development of
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Clapperton, C.M.; Clayton, J.D.; Benn, D.I.; Marden, C.J.; Argollo, J. (January 1997). "Late Quaternary glacier advances and palaeolake highstands in the Bolivian Altiplano".
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Clayton, Jamie D.; Clapperton, Chalmers M. (1 May 1997). "Broad synchrony of a Late-glacial glacier advance and the highstand of palaeolake Tauca in the Bolivian Altiplano".
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Martin, L. C. P.; Blard, P. -H.; Lavé, J.; Jomelli, V.; Charreau, J.; Condom, T.; Lupker, M.; Arnold, M.; Aumaître, G.; Bourlès, D. L.; Keddadouche, K. (1 November 2020).
1346:"40Ar/39Ar ages and geochemistry of the Intersalar Range of the Bolivian Altiplano: A volcanological transect spanning the arc and reararc of the Central Andean Plateau" 1291:
Anglés, Angélica; He, Qitao; Sánchez García, Laura; Carrizo, Daniel; Rodriguez, Nuria; Huang, Ting; Shen, Yan; Amils, Ricardo; Fernández-Remolar, David C. (2022).
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Clark, Nicola; Wallis, Simon (1 May 2017). "Flamingos, salt lakes and volcanoes: hunting for evidence of past climate change on the high Altiplano of Bolivia".
844:"Late local glacial maximum in the Central Altiplano triggered by cold and locally-wet conditions during the paleolake Tauca episode (17–15ka, Heinrich 1)" 319:, such as below the Chalchala and Pocolli valleys on the southern flank of the volcano where most glacial landforms are found. Glacial landforms include 1396: 511:
An average magma output of 0.00043–0.00093 cubic kilometres per year (0.00010–0.00022 cu mi/a) has been estimated, which is comparable to
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are also found at these former shorelines. Over seven separate shoreline stages have been identified at Tunupa, which was part of an island in
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are found on the northern flank. Erosion and glaciation have generated a deposit of eroded material that surrounds much of the volcano.
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legends, Tunupa is personified as a deity with varying attributes and often linked to legends about the origin of the Salar de Uyuni.
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There is no present-day permanent ice on Tunupa as the region is too dry but the mountain was glaciated in the past, and large valley
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The volcano rises about 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) above the surrounding terrain, the summit of the volcano is heavily
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altered and its summit crater degraded by erosion, with crags representing remnants of the old lava conduit. Several
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The southern slopes of Tunupa are incised by the shorelines of former lakes that occupied the Altiplano, such as
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Volcanism in the backarc of the Central Andes is represented by several types of volcanoes, including several
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has been occurring off the western margin of South America for the past 200 million years. Presently, the
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farther west form a chain of volcanoes known as the Serranía Intersalar, which lies within the so-called
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has yielded ages of 2.5 ± 0.5 and 1.8 ± 0.2 million years ago on samples from Tunupa. Later performed
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is subducting eastward below South America. The subduction is responsible for the formation of the
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Blard, P.-H.; Lavé, J.; Farley, K.A.; Fornari, M.; Jiménez, N.; Ramirez, V. (December 2009).
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is the only other place in the world where oceanic subduction has generated a high plateau.
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Salisbury, Morgan J.; Kent, Adam J.R.; Jiménez, Néstor; Jicha, Brian R. (1 April 2015).
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where recent volcanism is rare. This chain of volcanoes was active starting from the
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about halfway up and an ancient village at the foot with a modest "salt hotel".
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10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199705/06)12:3<169::AID-JQS304>3.0.CO;2-S
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at an elevation of 5,321 m (17,457 ft) on the Bolivian
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has yielded an age of 11.1 ± 0.4 million years ago). Tunupa and
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East of Tunupa lie the Huayrana lavas, which are much older (
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deposits are found on the volcano, as are several extensive
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before present and the last one occurred during the
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It forms a peninsula in the 205:There is a cave with several 130: 1: 1407:Five-thousanders of the Andes 1149:Journal of Quaternary Science 1132:10.1016/S1040-6182(96)00020-1 931:Clayton & Clapperton 1997 904:Clayton & Clapperton 1997 827:Clayton & Clapperton 1997 812:Clayton & Clapperton 1997 379:Tunupa Volcano, Bolivia from 46:5,321 m (17,457 ft) 737:Филологические науки в МГИМО 598:List of volcanoes in Bolivia 249:lie on its southern slopes. 56:1,601 m (5,253 ft) 1412:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes 637:"Bolivia Ultra-Prominences" 527:become unstable and enrich 213:Geography and geomorphology 202:developed on the mountain. 194:. Tunupa was active in the 1428: 1402:Stratovolcanoes of Bolivia 1350:Frontiers in Earth Science 1190:Quaternary Science Reviews 1037:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.07.006 848:Quaternary Science Reviews 282:Los Frailes volcanic field 30:Tunupa and Salar de Uyuni. 1371:10.3389/feart.2022.917488 1310:10.3389/fmicb.2022.913452 1297:Frontiers in Microbiology 476:suite. The rocks contain 116: 23: 1116:Quaternary International 551:Average temperatures at 412:, whereby the lowermost 299:were emplaced on top of 235:Salinas de Garci-Mendoza 1029:2013E&PSL.377..260B 221:, at the centre of the 916:Clapperton et al. 1997 892:Clapperton et al. 1997 800:Clapperton et al. 1997 759:Clapperton et al. 1997 569:Potassium-argon dating 430:Potassium-argon dating 383: 1006:Salisbury et al. 2015 994:Salisbury et al. 2015 982:Salisbury et al. 2015 967:Salisbury et al. 2015 950:Salisbury et al. 2015 719:Salisbury et al. 2015 686:Salisbury et al. 2015 378: 254:monogenetic volcanoes 217:Tunupa is located in 96:19.83250°S 67.64583°W 101:-19.83250; -67.64583 1362:2022FrEaS..10.7488S 1253:2015Lsphe...7...95S 1202:2020QSRv..24706542M 1161:1997JQS....12..169C 1124:1997QuInt..38...49C 1072:2017GeolT..33..101C 860:2009QSRv...28.3414B 703:Geologia de Bolivia 654:Salisbury, Morgan. 92: /  788:Martin et al. 2020 776:Martin et al. 2020 573:argon-argon dating 397:high plateau; the 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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Listing
Ultra
Coordinates
19°49′57″S 67°38′45″W / 19.83250°S 67.64583°W / -19.83250; -67.64583
Tunupa is located in Bolivia
Potosí Department
Bolivia
volcano
Potosí Department
Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni
Altiplano
Pleistocene
glaciers
mummies
Bolivia
Altiplano
volcanic arc
Salar de Uyuni
Salinas de Garci-Mendoza
Ayque
Coquesa
Jirira
monogenetic volcanoes
stratovolcanoes
Cerro Tuzgle
Uturunku

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