Cotacachi volcano
Stratovolcano 4939 m / 16204 ft
Ecuador, 0.36°N / -78.35°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Cotacachi volcano books
Ecuador, 0.36°N / -78.35°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Cotacachi volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Cotacachi volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Cotacachi volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
Background:
The steep-sided Pleistocene stratovolcano Cotacachi rises above Cuicocha caldera to the south.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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