Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano)

This article is about the volcano in Ecuador. For the volcano in Chile, see Cerro Azul (Chile volcano).
Cerro Azul
A large tuff cone occupying the east-northeast side of summit caldera
Highest point
Elevation1,689 m (5,541 ft)[1]
Prominence1,668 m (5,472 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates0°55′12″S 91°24′28.8″W / 0.92000°S 91.408000°W / -0.92000; -91.408000
Geography
Cerro Azul is located in Galápagos Islands
Cerro Azul
Cerro Azul
Galápagos Islands
LocationIsabela Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Last eruption29 May – 17 June 2008[2]

Cerro Azul (Spanish: Blue Hill) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. At a height of 1,689 m (5,541 ft) it is the second highest peak in the Galapagos and due to its topographic prominence of over 1,500 m (4,921 ft) it is categorised as an ultra.[1] The volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos, with the last eruption between May and June 2008.

  1. ^ a b c de Ferranti, Jonathan; Maizlish, Aaron (2005). "Ecuador: 15 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". peaklist.org. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gvp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).