Sotará (volcano)

Sotará
Sotará in 2016
Highest point
Elevation	4,580 m (15,030 ft)
Listing	Volcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates	2°06′29″N 76°35′31″W / 2.108°N 76.592°W / 2.108; -76.592
Geography
Sotará Location of Sotará in Colombia
Location	Sotará, Cauca  Colombia
Parent range	Central Ranges, Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Extinct basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano
Volcanic belt	North Volcanic Zone  Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	unknown

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO₂ and 20% H₂S.^[1] The volcano is located between the Silvia-Pijao Fault in the west and the San Jerónimo Fault in the east.^[2]

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See also

• Geology of Colombia
• List of volcanoes in Colombia
• List of volcanoes by elevation

References

Bibliography

• Orrego, Abigail; León, Luis; Padilla, Luis Eduardo; Acevedo, Álvaro Pablo; Marulanda, Nelson (1999), Plancha 364 - Timbío - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
• N., N, Volcán Sotará, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-09

External links

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• "Sotará". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

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