Pular (volcano)

Pular
Pular
	Miñiques surrounding area with Pular, Cerro Pajonales and Socompa in the distance.
Highest point
Elevation	6,233 m (20,449 ft)
Prominence	1,898 m (6,227 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	24°11′15″S 68°03′15″W / 24.18750°S 68.05417°W
Naming
English translation	The Eyebrow
Language of name	Kunza
Geography
	Pular Chile
Location	Antofagasta Region, Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	Unknown
Climbing
First ascent	Inca, pre-Columbian

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.

[gvp-1] "Pular". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-04-10.

[peaklist-2] "Argentina and Chile North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-26.

[aaj_1974-3] Humberto Barrera, "Cerro Pular", American Alpine Journal, 1974, p. 194. Available at AAJ Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF).

[4] 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.

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