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Tungurahua | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,023 m (16,480 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,554 m (5,098 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 1°28′12″S 78°26′41″W / 1.4700°S 78.4447°W[2] |
Naming | |
English translation | Throat of fire |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Ecuador |
Parent range | Cordillera Oriental, Andes |
Topo map(s) | IGM, CT-ÑIV-D1[3] |
Geology | |
Rock age | Holocene (Gomez 1994) |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano (active) |
Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Volcanic Zone |
Last eruption | 2000 to 2017[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1873 by Alphons Stübel and Wilhelm Reiss |
Easiest route | Scrambling/Snow/Ice PD |
Tungurahua (/tʊŋɡʊˈrɑːwə/; from Quichua tunguri (throat) and rahua (fire), "Throat of Fire")[5] is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999,[6] and is ongoing as of 2023[update], with several eruptive episodes since then, the most recent lasting from February 26 to March 16, 2016.[7]