Puna Plateau in the Andes (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Puna Plateau in the Andes

Caption

The Puna Plateau is part of the Central Andes, a mountain belt in which the elevation is mainly driven by lithospheric strength and tectonic forces.

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Mitchell D'Arcy for GFZ

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