Eruption of Cotopaxi
1940 · 0.68° S, 78.44° W
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31.1 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft).
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Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 1940
- Type
- Éruption volcanique
- Coordonnées
- 0.68° S, 78.44° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 352050
- Eruption number
- 11595
Cotopaxi
Active stratovolcano in Ecuador
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31.1 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft). Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world.
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Proches dans le temps et dans l’espace
- Ecuador → Peru (cession)1942 · Changement territorial
- Ecuadorian–Peruvian War5 juil. 1941 · Guerre
- un terremoto de 7,9 sacude la provincia ecuatoriana de Manabí dejando 300 fallecidos13 mai 1942 · Séisme
- Battle of Jambelí25 juil. 1941 · Bataille
- Ecuadorian Revolution of 194428 mai 1944 · Coup d’État
- Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte11 août 1941 · Bataille
- Earthquake — Ecuador: Guayaquil14 mai 1942 · Séisme · Magnitude 7.9
- Battle of Zarumilla23 juil. 1941 · Bataille
La source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Page source