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 | |
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Cerro Negro de Mayasquer Location of Cerro Negro de Mayasquer in Colombia & Ecuador | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,445 m (14,583 ft)[1] |
Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
Coordinates | 0°49′39″N 77°57′52″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Nariño Colombia Carchi Ecuador |
Parent range | Central Ranges Cordillera Real Andes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | Andesitic stratovolcano |
Volcanic belt | Northern Volcanic Zone, Andean Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | July 1936(?)[1] |
References
- "Chiles-Cerro Negro". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- Plancha 447-447bis, 2003
Bibliography
- Parra, Eduardo, and Marta Velásquez. 2003. Plancha 447 Ipiales & 447bis Tallambí - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
Further reading
- Monsalve B., María Luisa, and Carlos Andrés Laverde C. 2016. Contribución al registro de actividad de los volcanes Chiles y Cerro Negro (frontera colombo-ecuatoriana). Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander 38. 61-78. Accessed 2017-06-15.
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