About Nevado Ojos del Salado:
- Location: It is located in the Andes Mountain Range on the boundary between Chile and Argentina.
- It is also the highest mountain (6,893 meters) in Chile.
- Features OF Nevado Ojos del Salado:
- It is the world’s highest active stratovolcano.
- It was largely formed from the accumulation of lava flows and explosive volcanic material.
- Climate: The Mountain’s climate is high desert.
- The upper part of the mountain features a set of craters and elongated volcanic peaks.
- Due to its location near the Atacama Desert, the mountain has very dry conditions with snow usually only remaining on the peak during winter.
- There is a permanent crater lake about 100 m (330 ft) in diameter at an elevation of 6,390 m (20,960 ft) on the eastern side of the mountain.
