This lake (4520 m a.s.l.) has been impounded by the deposit of a 6 km³ rock/debris avalanche originating from a volcanically induced collapse of the slopes of Volcán Parinacota approx. 8000 years ago.

Keywords

high-mountain ecosystems, lake, landslide, landslide dam, mountainscape, puna, Zonobiome III

Created

Friday 22 September 2006 by Martin Mergili in South America / Chile (5163 visits)