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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Iztaccihuatl
Iztaccíhuatl is a massive 450 km3 stratovolcano SE of Mexico City, seen here from the SW. The summit is composed of several overlapping edifices, including the northernmost peak, La Cabeza (left), the snow-capped high point El Pecho, and Las Rodillas (below the lower Ayoloco glacier near the center). Most activity ceased during the Pleistocene, and the volcano has been extensively glaciated, as seen by the sharp-crested glacial moraines below the Ayoloco glacier. Photo by José Macías, 1995 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).
Volcano Number:
341082
Volcano Name:
Iztaccihuatl
Country:
Mexico
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Elevation:
5230m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
98
Pop. within 10km:
1343
Pop. within 30km:
1036172
Pop. within 100km:
27276280
Latitude:
19.179
Longitude:
-98.642
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Iztaccíhuatl (the "Woman in White") presents the profile of a sleeping woman as seen from the Valley of Mexico. A series of overlapping cones constructed along a NNW-SSE line to the south of the Pleistocene Llano Grande caldera forms the summit ridge of the massive 450 km3 volcano. Andesitic and dacitic Quaternary volcanism has taken place from vents at or near the summit. Valley headwalls near the summit vent (El Pecho) have lava flows and tuff deposits post-dating a glaciation about 11,000 years ago. The youngest vents are located at the summit and a depression at 5,100 m along the summit ridge midway between El Pecho and Los Pies (White, 1986). Nixon (1989) considered all summit lavas to be Pleistocene, but noted a postglacial dacitic vent on the S flank of Iztaccíhuatl, north of the saddle between it and Popocatépetl.
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Data from the MaGa Database
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