General Pop quiz: What is this a picture of?
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Mount Fuji
I got fooled by this one a few months ago, IIRC it's in South America somewhere.
It does look very Fuji-ish.
I knew it was Mount Fuji!
Your ass ?
Mount Fuji
A horse ?
Ojos del Salado, which is located on the Chilean/Argentine border,has one substantial claim to fame. The highest active volcano in the world, it towers over the altiplano at a breath-taking 22,615 ft.
Important facts about Ojos del Salado
Important facts about Ojos del Salado
- As well as taking the title for highest active volcano in the world, it also counts as Chile’s highest mountain – and receives numerous visitors per year looking to summit its formidable peak.
- It is located in the Nevado de Tres Cruces National Park, 180-miles (290 km) from the town of Copiapó, in the Atacama Region of Chile.
- A stratovolcano (characterized by its conical shape composed of layers of lava, pumice and volcanic ash), it is believed by scientists to have last erupted between 1,000 and 1,500 years ago – although ash was ejected from the volcano as recently as 1993.
- The Spanish name “Ojos del Salado” means “Eyes of Salt” and describes the round, salt lagoons that are found on the side of the volcano.
- These lagoons are home to flamingos who fish for algae and krill in the salt waters.
- One of them, Laguna Verde, which sits at 14,400 ft. (4,400m) above sea level, is actually a thermal spring fed by the volcanic activity in the area.
- The crater lake at the top of the Ojos del Salado mountainhas an elevation of 20,960 feet (6,390m) making it thought to be the highest lake in the world.
- Ojos del Salado actually has two summits: one in Chile and one in Argentina, although the difference in elevation of the two summits is less than 3 ft. (1m).