Michincha

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Michincha
Highest point
Elevation5,305 m (17,405 ft)
Coordinates20°S 68°W / 20°S 68°W / -20; -68
Geography
LocationBolivia-Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano

Michincha is a stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It is part of an east–west trending ridge of stratovolcanoes. To its east lies Olca. The only historical activity from the complex was a flank eruption from 1865 to 1867.

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