Sumaco

Sumaco
Sumaco Volcano.
Highest point
Elevation3,990 m (13,090 ft)[1]
Coordinates00°32′17″S 77°37′33″W / 0.53806°S 77.62583°W / -0.53806; -77.62583[1]
Geography
Sumaco is located in Ecuador
Sumaco
Sumaco
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption1895 ± 30 years

Sumaco is a symmetrical, isolated stratovolcano, that is set off from the main Ecuador volcanic axis. Its rocks are very distinct from those from most Andean volcanoes because of its lack of andesitic composition, in favour of basanite and phonolitic rock. Sumaco is heavily forested and contains a small cone in its broad summit crater. An historical eruption occurred around 1895 (± 30 years).[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Sumaco". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2012-01-09.