| Pular | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Pular_Volcano_Chile_015b.jpg) Miñiques surrounding area with Pular, Cerro Pajonales and Socompa in the distance. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,233 m (20,449 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,898 m (6,227 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.18750°S 68.05417°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | The Eyebrow |
| Language of name | Kunza |
| Geography | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Chile.jpg)  Pular Chile | |
| Location | Antofagasta Region, Chile |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcanoes |
| Last eruption | Unknown[1] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Inca, pre-Columbian[3] |
Pular is a massive stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, about 15 km west of the border with Argentina, which in this area is a straight line between the summits of Socompa volcano and Cerro del Rincón. Pular, along with Cerro Pajonales, forms a high volcanic ridge, which runs in a generally north-east to south-west direction for 12 km (7 mi). Southward, following the same direction as the ridge, lies Socompa volcano. The ridge's crest forms a drainage divide between Salar de Atacama basin and Salar de Pular basin. This latter is a bowl-shaped basin enclosed on the east by Aracar volcano.
In the Kunza language Pular means "The Eyebrow"[3] and the volcano was a site of Inka cultural activity.[4]
- ^ a b c "Pular". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ a b Humberto Barrera, "Cerro Pular", American Alpine Journal, 1974, p. 194. Available at AAJ Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF).
- ^ Valenzuela, América; Moyano, Ricardo (2021). "Ethnicity and Ritual in the Atacameños Andes: Water, Mountains, and Irrigation Channels in Socaire (Atacama, Chile)". Andean Foodways: Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Food and Culture. Springer International Publishing. p. 435. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51629-1_17. ISBN 978-3-030-51629-1. S2CID 229411986.