Ecuador · Stratovolcano
Antisana volcano
Antisana
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 5753m
- Last eruption
- 1802
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 5753m
- Coordinates
- -0.481, -78.141
- Last eruption
- 1802
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Antisana is a massive, glacier-covered stratovolcano NE of Cotopaxi, along the western margin of the Eastern Cordillera, 50 km SE of Quito. An older edifice forming the east side of the volcano was constructed over granitic and metasedimentary rocks and is itself overtopped on its NW side by the current edifice. Viscous lava flows have issued from radial fissures on the flanks. A lava flow was erupted from a vent NNE of the summit during 1801-1802.
From Wikipedia
Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador, at 5,753 metres (18,875 ft), and is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) SE of the capital city of Quito.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 1801VEI 2Method not stated1801-07-02 – 1802-05-16Volcano Uncertain: possibly Reventador
- 1748VEI 2Method not stated1748 – end unknownVolcano Uncertain: possibly Reventador
- 1728VEI 0Method not stated1728 – end unknown
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