Colombia · Stratovolcano
Cumbal
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4764m
- Last eruption
- 1926
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4764m
- Coordinates
- 0.950, -77.870
- Last eruption
- 1926
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Many youthful lava flows extend from the glacier-capped Cumbal volcano, the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia.
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From Wikipedia
Cumbal is a stratovolcano of the Caribe Terrane, located at the Nudo de los Pastos in Nariño, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia and is together with Chiles and Azufral one of the few volcanoes of the Western Ranges. The volcano is dominated by andesites.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1877 – 1926
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1926, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1926VEI 2Observed1926-12-20 – 1926-12-21
- 1877VEI 2Observed1877-12-16 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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