Cordón del Azufre

Cordón del Azufre
NASA Landsat composite image
Highest point
Elevation5,481 m (17,982 ft)
Coordinates25°20′S 68°31′W / 25.333°S 68.517°W / -25.333; -68.517
Geography
LocationArgentina, Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Rock age0.3 ± 0.3 mya
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Cordón del Azufre is an inactive complex volcano located in the Central Andes, at the border of Argentina and Chile. It consists of three stages of volcanic cones and associated lava flows, and its activity is a consequence of the subduction of the Nazca Plate underneath the South American Plate. North of it are the dormant volcano Lastarria and the actively uplifting Lazufre region.