Atacazo

Atacazo
Atacazo viewed from the other side
Highest point
Elevation 4,463 m (14,642 ft)
Coordinates 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W / -0.35278; -78.61694Coordinates: 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W / -0.35278; -78.61694 
Geography
Atacazo
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 320 BCE ± 16 years

Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera located 25 kilometers southwest of Quito, Ecuador. Atacazo is a stratovolcano formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera.[1] The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atacazo". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 January 2013.


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