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Mount UbinasPosition of center of photo (Lat/Long): [-16.36368/-70.89770] |
![]() ![]() Evidence that people live on the volcano’s fertile slopes can be seen in this image. Crop-planted fields are bright red flecks against the dull natural vegetation on the south and east slopes of the volcano. In the lower right corner of the image, the vegetation is a duller tone of red than elsewhere in the image. The difference in color is at least partially because there is less agriculture in the region, but may also have resulted from ash dusting the ground. The volcano itself has steep, lava-strewn slopes topped by a round caldera. The cliff-like caldera walls drop 150 meters to the caldera floor, where a deep funnel-shaped vent opens. Ubinas sits in Southern Peru, due west of Lake Titicaca. |
Source of material: NASA |
Further information: WikiPedia article on Mount Ubinas