Cotopaxi volcano

Highest active volcano in the world
Mountain mountain Q181476
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Cotopaxi volcano

Summary

Cotopaxi volcano is a mountain[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cotopaxi volcano is located in Cotopaxi Province[3].
  • Cotopaxi volcano is located in Latacunga Canton[4].
  • Cotopaxi volcano is in the country of Ecuador[5].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's instance of is recorded as mountain[6].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's instance of is recorded as stratovolcano[7].
  • Cotopaxi volcano is made of tuff[8].
  • The location of Cotopaxi volcano was Cotopaxi National Park[9].
  • The location of Cotopaxi volcano was Ecuador[10].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's Commons category is recorded as Cotopaxi[11].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.68055555555556, 'lon': -78.437777777778}[12].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sierra Region of Ecuador[13].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's significant event is recorded as first ascent[14].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's significant event is recorded as last volcanic eruption[15].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cotopaxi[16].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's Commons gallery is recorded as Cotopaxi (Ecuador)[17].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cotopaxi'}[22].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's different from is recorded as Cotopaxi[23].
  • Cotopaxi volcano sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5897'}[24].
  • Cotopaxi volcano dates from the Pleistocene[25].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's topographic isolation is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+96.67'}[26].
  • Cotopaxi volcano's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2404'}[27].

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Geography

Cotopaxi volcano is in the country of Ecuador[5]. Located in include Cotopaxi Province[3], a province of Ecuador[28], in Ecuador[29], founded in 1851[30] and Latacunga Canton[4], a canton of Ecuador[31], in Ecuador[32], founded in 1824[33].

Physical Characteristics

Cotopaxi volcano sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5897'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain[6] and stratovolcano[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cotopaxi volcano include 26027 Cotopaxi[34], an asteroid[35] and SS Cotopaxi[36], a ship[37].

Why It Matters

Cotopaxi volcano has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include 26027 Cotopaxi[34], an asteroid[35] and SS Cotopaxi[36], a ship[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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