Cerro_Columa

Cerro Columa

Cerro Columa

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Cerro Columa, or Cerro Colluma, is a crater in Bolivia. In 1964 it was considered to be a crater formed by volcanism.[1]: 31  Its rims reach an altitude of 3,820 metres (12,530 ft) and in the crater lies a playa lake. The crater has dimensions of 6–6.7 kilometres (3.7–4.2 mi).[1]: 32  The crater was most likely formed by the collapse of a sediment dome, an origin as a meteorite crater is less likely.[1]: 38 

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The crater lies on a poorly vegetated desert plain that slopes to Salar de Coipasa.[1]: 31  The surrounding plain has an altitude of 3,830 metres (12,570 ft) and was covered by Lake Minchin during the Pleistocene.[1]: 32 

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    Sam Rosenblum; Ismael Montes de Oca (1975). "Notes on the origin of Colluma Crater, Bolivia" (PDF). Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey. 3 (1): 31–38. ISSN 0091-374X. Wikidata Q96202120.

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