El Misti
Misti is a dormant volcano located in the Andes mountains of southern Peru, rising above Peru's second-largest city, Arequipa. It is a conical volcano with two summit craters, one nested within the other. The inner crater contains a lava structure (either a volcanic plug or a lava dome) with active vents that emit volcanic gases. The summit of the volcano lies on the margin of the outer crater at 5,822 metres (19,101 ft) above sea level. Snow covers the summit but does not persist; there are no glaciers. The upper slopes of the volcano are barren, while the lower slopes are covered by bush vegetation. The volcano developed over four different stages. During each stage, lava flows and lava domes built up a mountain, whose summit then collapsed to form a bowl-shaped depression. The volcano is part of a volcano group with Chachani to the northwest and Pichu Pichu to the southeast, which developed on top of the debris of other volcanoes. Numerous intense explosive eruptions took place dur
Elevation: 5822 m
Country: Peru
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