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With 87 known eruptions, Cotopaxi is one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes. [9] Its first recorded eruption was in 1534. This eruption appears to have deposited an ash layer in the lakes of El Cajas National Park that has been dated to 450±70 cal BP. [10]
The Cotopaxi volcano (meaning 'smooth neck of the moon' in Quechua; Quechua q'oto 'throat' + Aymara phakhsi 'moon') that lends its name to the park is located within its boundaries, together with two others: the dormant Rumiñawi volcano to its north-west and the historical Sincholagua volcano (last major eruption: 1877) to the south-east.
Area now forbidden to settle in as it is now Lassen Volcanic National Park. 3 Taal [29] Philippines 1911 1,335 Base surge and tsunami inside the Taal lake caldera killed thousands of people living near the Taal Volcano island. The ash reached as far as Manila. [178] 3 Tori-shima [179] Japan 1902 150 [180] 3 Mount Awu [28] Indonesia 1892 1,532 ...
Situated in the Andes mountains 40 km south of Quito, Ecuador, it is overshadowed by its famous neighbour Cotopaxi. See also ... Rumiñahui (volcano)
Cotopaxi National Park. Flag. ... The province contains the Cotopaxi volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,347 feet (5,897 m). Cantons.
Highlights include the capital city, Managua, the beaches of San Juan del Sur, the colonial architecture in Granada, the cathedrals of Léon, and volcano-surfing in Cerro Negro. 17. Iceland
The old airport was closed to air traffic on 19 February 2013. ... The volcanoes on the Central Cordillera ... Cotopaxi National Park;
In Ecuador, the National Polytechnic School department provides monitoring of volcanic activity in this mountainous Andean nation. Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito, Ecuador, South America. [7] It is the second highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft).