Galán

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Galán
Galán

Location in Argentina

Highest point
Elevation 5,912 m (19,396 ft)
Coordinates 25°55′S 66°52′W / 25.917°S 66.867°W / -25.917; -66.867Coordinates: 25°55′S 66°52′W / 25.917°S 66.867°W / -25.917; -66.867
Geography
Location Catamarca Province, Argentina
Parent range Andes
Geology
Age of rock 2.2 million years
Mountain type Caldera
Last eruption Unknown

Cerro Galán is a caldera in Catamarca Province, Argentina, considered to be the best exposed large caldera in the world. It was formed 2.2 million years ago when 1,050 km3 of material was erupted, producing ignimbrite deposits stretching up to 100 km away. The caldera was originally the site of a large lake, but resurgence of the eastern caldera floor has confined the salty Laguna Diamante to the caldera's western edge.

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