Cotopaxi volcano

Highest active volcano in the world
Place mountain Q31568308
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cotopaxi Province[1], Latacunga Canton[2]
  • Country: Ecuador[3]
  • Instance of: stratovolcano[4]
  • Made from material: tuff[5]
  • Location: Cotopaxi National Park[6], Ecuador[7]
  • Commons category: Cotopaxi[8]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Sierra Region of Ecuador[9]
  • Significant event: first ascent[10], last volcanic eruption[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cotopaxi[12]
  • Commons gallery: Cotopaxi (Ecuador)[13]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17]
  • Native label: Cotopaxi[18]
  • Different from: Cotopaxi[19]
  • Elevation above sea level: 5897 m[20]
  • Time period: Pleistocene[21]
  • Topographic isolation: 96.67 km[22]
  • Topographic prominence: 2404 m[23]
  • Located in protected area: Cotopaxi National Park[24]
  • Volcano observatory: Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional[25]
  • Mountain range: Andes[26]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Cotopaxi[27]
  • P14541: 3WVPkk[28]
  • P14586: 77618[29]

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