Mohanda ( isp. Mojanda ) is an inactive stratovolcano in Ecuador , Pichincha province. The height of the peak is 4263 meters above sea level, the last known volcanic eruption occurred about 200,000 years ago.
| Mohanda | |
|---|---|
| isp. Mojanda | |
 Caldera Mohand | |
| Specifications | |
| Volcano shape | Stratovolcano |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 4263 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Mountain system | Andes |
| Ridge or array | Eastern Cordillera |
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Physical-geographical characteristic
Mohanda Volcano is located in the northern province of Pichincha, Ecuador, in the Eastern Cordillera Spur in the Andes . The city of Otavalo, the nearest large settlement, is located about 10 kilometers to the northeast of the volcano. The distance to the capital of Ecuador, Quito, is about 40 kilometers to the south-west. 35 km to the east of Mohanda is the Kayambé volcano (5790 meters, the highest point of the province of Pichincha), Imbabura volcano is located 20 kilometers to the northeast (4609 meters). At the foot of the volcano is located Lake Mohando [2] .
Volcanic eruptions
Mohanda belongs to the class of inactive stratovolcanoes. Mohando Volcano has a complex geological history. The basis of the modern volcano are the remains of earlier volcanoes that were active at the same time. Mohando Volcano supposedly had calderas that were destroyed by eruptions. Subsequently, the volcanic cone was partially destroyed by eruptions, which left behind a new caldera containing 2 lakes. The Fuya-Fuya Volcano (isp. Fuya Fuya ), consisting of andesites and rhyolites , was formed about 165,000 years ago as a result of two Plinian eruptions , which also formed a large caldera. Later, several more lava domes were formed, presumably in the Holocene period [2] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Global Volcanism Program - Mojanda (English) . volcano.si.edu. The appeal date is April 23, 2015.
- 2 1 2 Global Volcanism Program - Mojanda Background (Eng.) . volcano.si.edu. The appeal date is April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Claude Robi, Jean-Philippe Eissen, Pablo Samaniego, Hervé Martin, Minard L. Hall, Joseph Cotten. Evolution of the late Pleistocene Mojanda-Fuya volcanic complex (Ecuador), bypassing the mantle magma sources (English) // Bulletin of Volcanology / Bull Volcanic Eruptions. - 2009. - Vol. 71 , no. 3 - P. 233-258 .
Links
- Mojanda volcano (English) . volcanodiscovery.com. The appeal date is April 23, 2015.