2017-07-28T18:49:25+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true El Altar, Reventador, Mojanda, Atacazo, Cayambe (volcano), Imbabura Volcano, Cotopaxi, Genovesa Island, Volcán Wolf, Quilotoa, Rumiñawi (volcano), Chacana, Chiles (volcano), Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano), Española Island, Pinta Island, Cuicocha, Marchena Island, Sierra Negra (Galápagos), Sangay, Chimborazo, Antisana, Alcedo Volcano, Santa Fe Island, Santiago Island (Galápagos), Bartolomé Island, Sincholagua Volcano, Tungurahua, Illiniza, Fernandina Island, Corazón (volcano), List of volcanoes in Ecuador, Sumaco, Rábida Island, Pichincha Volcano, Carihuairazo, Pasochoa, Cotacachi Volcano flashcards
Volcanoes of Ecuador

Volcanoes of Ecuador

  • El Altar
    El Altar or Kapak Urku (Kichwa kapak principal, great, important / magnificence, urku mountain, "sublime mountain", hispanicized Capac Urcu, Cápac Urcu) is an extinct volcano on the western side of Sangay National Park in Ecuador, 170 km south of Quito.
  • Reventador
    Reventador is an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador.
  • Mojanda
    Mojanda is an inactive stratovolcano of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in northern Ecuador.
  • Atacazo
    Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera, southwest of Quito, Ecuador.
  • Cayambe (volcano)
    Cayambe (or Volcán Cayambe) is the name of a volcano located in the Cordillera Central, a range of the Ecuadorian Andes.
  • Imbabura Volcano
    Imbabura is an inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador.
  • Cotopaxi
    Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in the Latacunga canton of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito, and 33 km (21 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador, in South America.
  • Genovesa Island
    Genovesa Island, named after the Italian city of Genoa, in honor of Christopher Columbus, (referred to in English as Tower Island) is a shield volcano in the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
  • Volcán Wolf
    Wolf Volcano (also known as Mount Whiton) is the highest peak in the Galapagos Islands and is situated on Isabela Island and reaches 1,707 m (5,600 ft).
  • Quilotoa
    Quilotoa (Spanish pronunciation: [kiloˈto.a]) is a water-filled caldera and the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes.
  • Rumiñawi (volcano)
    Rumiñahui (/ruːmiˈnjɑːwiː/ roo-mee-NYAH-wee, Kichwa rumi stone, rock, ñawi eye, face, "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face", hispanicized spelling Rumiñahui, Spanish pronunciation: [rumiˈɲawi]) is a dormant, heavily eroded stratovolcano 4,721 metres (15,489 ft) above sea level.
  • Chacana
    Chacana is a large 32-km long - 18-24 km wide caldera that has erupted in historical times.
  • Chiles (volcano)
    Chiles is a volcano on the border of Colombia and Ecuador.
  • Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano)
    Cerro Azul (Spanish: Blue Hill) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands.
  • Española Island
    Española Island (Spanish: Isla Española) is part of the Galápagos Islands.
  • Pinta Island
    Pinta Island, also known as Abingdon Island, after the Earl of Abingdon, is an island located in the Galápagos Islands group, Ecuador.
  • Cuicocha
    Cuicocha (Kichwa: Kuykucha, "lake of guinea pigs" or Kuychikucha, "rainbow lake") is a 3 km (2 mi) wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes.
  • Marchena Island
    The island's name, Marchena Island, comes from the Spanish monk, Frey Antonio de Marchena.
  • Sierra Negra (Galápagos)
    Sierra Negra (Spanish: Black Mountain) is a large shield volcano at the South eastern end of Isabela Island in the Galapagos that rises to an altitude of 1124m.
  • Sangay
    Sangay (also known as Macas, Sanagay, or Sangai) is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador.
  • Chimborazo
    Chimborazo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimboˈɾaθo]) is a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes.
  • Antisana
    Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador.
  • Alcedo Volcano
    Alcedo Volcano is one of the six coalescing shield volcanoes that make up Isabela Island in the Galapagos.
  • Santa Fe Island
    Santa Fe Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Fe), also called Barrington Island after admiral Samuel Barrington, is a small island of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) which lies in the centre of the Galápagos archipelago, to the south east of Santa Cruz Island.
  • Santiago Island (Galápagos)
    Santiago Island (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo]) is an island of the Galápagos Islands.
  • Bartolomé Island
    Bartolomé Island (Spanish: Isla Bartolomé) is a volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands group.
  • Sincholagua Volcano
    Sincholagua is an inactive volcano located in Ecuador 17 km (11 mi) northeast of Cotopaxi Volcano and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Quito.
  • Tungurahua
    Tungurahua, (/tʊŋɡʊˈrɑːwə/; from Quichua tunguri (throat), rahua (fire): "Throat of Fire" or from Panzaleo) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador.
  • Illiniza
    The Illinizas are a pair of volcanic mountains that are located to the south of Quito, Ecuador.
  • Fernandina Island
    Fernandina Island (formerly known in English as Narborough Island, after John Narborough) is the third largest, and youngest, island of the Galápagos Islands.
  • Corazón (volcano)
    Corazón (Spanish: "heart") is an inactive eroded stratovolcano of Ecuador, situated about 30 km southwest of Quito in the western slopes of the Andes.
  • List of volcanoes in Ecuador
    This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Ecuador.
  • Sumaco
    Sumaco is a symmetrical, isolated stratovolcano, that is set off from the main Ecuador volcanic axis.
  • Rábida Island
    Rábida Island (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈraβiða]), is one of the Galápagos Islands.
  • Pichincha Volcano
    Pichincha is an active stratovolcano in the country of Ecuador, whose capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes.
  • Carihuairazo
    Mount Carihuairazo (also Carihuayrazo) is a volcanic caldera neighboured by Ecuador's highest mountain Chimborazo.
  • Pasochoa
    Pasochoa (4,200 metres) is an extinct volcano located in the Guayllabamba river basin in the Ecuadorian Andes.
  • Cotacachi Volcano
    Cotacachi is a dormant volcano in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, in the west of Imbabura Province, above the city of Cotacachi.