Nieves Penitentes on North Flank of Monte Pissis, Andes, South America (IMAGE)

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Nieves Penitentes on North Flank of Monte Pissis, Andes, South America

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This image shows nieves penitentes (~1.5-m tall) on north flank of Monte Pissis (6795 m [22,293 ft]), the second highest volcano on Earth and third highest peak in the western hemisphere. The peak is an inactive volcano in the Andean magmatic arc near the Argentina-Chile border. It bears the name of French geologist Pierre Joseph Aimé Pissis (1812-1889). Photo by P.G. DeCelles.

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Photo by P.G. DeCelles, GSA Memoir 212.

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Photo by P.G. DeCelles, GSA Memoir 212.

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