Cerro Negro de Mayasquer

Cerro Negro de Mayasquer is a volcano on the border of Colombia and Ecuador. It lies 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of the volcano Chiles, and the two peaks are considered part of the same Chiles-Cerro Negro volcanic complex. These volcanoes, together with Cumbal are andesitic in rock type.[2] A 1936 eruption reported by the Colombian government agency INGEOMINAS may have been from the Ecuadorean volcano Reventador, otherwise the volcano has not erupted for around 160,000 years.[1]

Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer is located in Ecuador
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
Location of Cerro Negro de Mayasquer in Colombia & Ecuador
Highest point
Elevation4,445 m (14,583 ft)[1]
ListingVolcanoes of Colombia
Coordinates0°49′39″N 77°57′52″W / 0.82750°N 77.96444°W / 0.82750; -77.96444[1]
Geography
LocationNariño  Colombia
Carchi  Ecuador
Parent rangeCentral Ranges
Cordillera Real
 Andes
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeAndesitic stratovolcano
Volcanic beltNorthern Volcanic Zone, Andean Volcanic Belt
Last eruptionJuly 1936(?)[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Chiles-Cerro Negro". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Plancha 447-447bis, 2003

Bibliography edit

  • Parra, Eduardo, and Marta Velásquez. 2003. Plancha 447 Ipiales & 447bis Tallambí - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.

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