Nevado Sajama

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/nevado-sajama

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1. How high is Nevado Sajama?Highest peak in Bolivia
2. What is the location?Sajama Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
3. What is the scientific name?Nevado Sajama
4. Why does Nevado Sajama have an ice cap?Because the mountain is very high, the temperatures stay below freezing for most of the year. This keeps the ice on the summit.
5. Where can you find Polylepis tarapacana trees?Polylepis tarapacana trees grow on the slopes of Nevado Sajama. They can reach up to 5,000 meters (about 16,400 feet) above sea level.

Stratovolcano: A tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, ash, and rock.
Pleistocene Epoch: A geological epoch characterized by repeated glacial cycles, often referred to as the Ice Age.
Holocene Epoch: The current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago, marked by warmer interglacial conditions.
Glaciology: The scientific study of glaciers, ice sheets, and other frozen water on Earth.