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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Cayambe
The massive compound Cayambe stratovolcano, seen here from the SW across Ecuador's Interandean Depression, is the northernmost of a chain of large, glacier-covered Holocene volcanoes along the western edge of the Cordillera Real. No historical eruptions are known from 5790-m-high Cayambe, although lava flows on the flanks of the volcano have very young morphologies. Pyroclastic-flow deposits of possible Holocene age are present. Photo by Minard Hall, 1982 (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito).
Volcano Number:
352006
Volcano Name:
Cayambe
Country:
Ecuador
Volcano Type:
Compound
Last Eruption:
1786 CE
Elevation:
5790m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
70
Pop. within 10km:
1148
Pop. within 30km:
109630
Pop. within 100km:
3154986
Latitude:
0.029
Longitude:
-77.986
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The massive compound andesitic-dacitic Cayambe stratovolcano is located on the western edge of the Cordillera Real, east of the Inter-Andean Valley. The volcano, whose southern flank is on the equator, is capped by extensive glaciers. The modern Nevado Cayambe, constructed to the east of older Pleistocene volcanic complexes, contains two summit lava domes about 1.5 km apart. Several other lava domes on the upper flanks have been the source of pyroclastic flows that reached the lower flanks. A prominent Holocene pyroclastic cone on the lower E flank, La Virgen, fed thick andesitic lava flows that traveled about 10 km E. Nevado Cayambe has also produced frequent explosive eruptions beginning about 4,000 years ago, with the most recent known activity during 1785-86.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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