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Sotará
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Sotará in 2016
Highest point
Elevation 4,580 m (15,030 ft)
Listing Volcanoes of Colombia
Geography
Sotará is located in Colombia
Sotará
Sotará
Location in Colombia
Location Sotará, Cauca
 Colombia
Parent range Central Ranges, Andes
Geology
Mountain type Extinct basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano
Volcanic belt North Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruption unknown

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S. The volcano is located between the Silvia-Pijao Fault in the west and the San Jerónimo Fault in the east.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Volcán Sotará para niños

  • Geology of Colombia
  • List of volcanoes in Colombia
  • List of volcanoes by elevation
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