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]
Sotará | |
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![]() 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 |
Geography | |
Location | Sotará, Cauca![]() |
Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Extinct basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano |
Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | unknown |
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