Active stratovolcano (Cotopaxi)
by Sarah Weick, KIT, Germany
Ecuador's stratovolcano (5,897 m) in the Andes contains a glacier (at ca. 5,000 m) and a crater. It belongs to the 'Pacific Ring of Fire'.
Taken on 7
July
2012
Submitted on 06 December 2014
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- South America (289)
- Ecuador (18)
- Exact location (-78.3988 W, -0.6919 S)
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Credit: Sarah Weick (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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