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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Chimborazo
Glacier-clad, 6310-m-high Chimborazo is Ecuador's highest volcano. It is seen here from the NE with Carihuairazo volcano forming the lower, mostly snow-free peak to the left. The youngest and westernmost of three edifices constructed along an E-W line forms the current summit of Chimborazo. Although activity was once thought to have ceased during the very latest Pleistocene, recent work indicates that Chimborazo erupted several times during the Holocene. Photo by Patricio Ramon, 2004 (Instituto Geofisca, Escuela Politecnica Nacional).
Volcano Number:
352071
Volcano Name:
Chimborazo
Country:
Ecuador
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
550 CE
Elevation:
6261m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
442
Pop. within 10km:
7561
Pop. within 30km:
463426
Pop. within 100km:
2325666
Latitude:
-1.469
Longitude:
-78.817
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Glacier-clad Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest volcano, anchors the southern end of the country's "Avenue of Volcanoes" 30 km NW of the city of Riobamba. The dominantly andesitic-to-dacitic structure is mostly of Pliocene-to-Pleistocene age. The volcano collapsed about 35,000 years ago, producing a major debris avalanche, whose deposits underlie Riobamba and temporarily dammed the Río Chambo, producing an ephemeral lake. Subsequent mainly been andesitic activity constructed three edifices along an E-W line, the youngest and westernmost of which forms the current summit. Although activity was at one time thought to have ceased during the very latest Pleistocene, recent work indicates that it erupted more than a half dozen times during the Holocene, producing pyroclastic surges that reached down to 3,800 m elevation.
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