Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Cotopaxi
Symmetrical Cotopaxi is one of the most prominent volcanoes that line both sides of the Interandean valley along Ecuador's "Avenue of Volcanoes." Cotopaxi, one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes, has produced more than 50 eruptions since the 16th century. Glaciers cover the upper part of the cone from 4700 m altitude on the west flank, seen here, to the 5911-m-high summit. Devastating lahars in historical time swept this valley before turning south and then east into the Amazon basin. Lahars to the NW reached the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1978 (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number: 352050
Volcano Name: Cotopaxi
Country: Ecuador
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Last Eruption: 2023 CE
Elevation: 5911m
Tectonic Setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km: 251
Pop. within 10km: 7299
Pop. within 30km: 152139
Pop. within 100km: 3631492
Latitude: -0.677
Longitude: -78.436



Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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