COTOPAXI

THE ELEVATION & DIAMETER

• Elevation-- 19,393' (1)
• Diameter-- 2,300' (1)
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LOCATION

• Andes mountain (1)
• Located in the Latacunga Canton of Cotopaxi; Province (3)
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LOCATION CAUSE

• Two tectonic plates collide due to their differences in density & plates go underneath each other (5)
• Convergent plate boundaries (5)
• Oceanic plate meets a continental plate(5)
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TYPE OF VOLCANO

• Explosive& effusive eruptions (5)
• Stratovolcano & composite (6)
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MAGMA & LAVA

• Flows of dark-coloured trachytic lava (1)
• Hardened lava, tephra, pumice & volcanic ash (5)
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AFFECTED PEOPLE

• Cotopaxi causes flow of ice from its glaciers & destroys settlements (4)
• 400 people were evacuated & more than 27,200students relocated to areas safer (4)
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LAST ERUPTION

• Last major eruption was in 1877 (2)
• It has been spewing ash in recent days (Aug. 2015) (4)
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EXTRA INFO.

• One of South America's most famous volcano (2)
• One of the most active ones (2)
• First volcanic eruption was 2640bc (2)
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EXTRA INFO.

• Erupted more than 50 times since 1738 (2)
• Most violent eruptions are 1744, 1768, 1877 & 1904 (2)
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EXTRA INFO.

• Eruptions produce pyroclastic flows & destructive mudflows (2)
• Been dormant for over 70 years (2)
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WEBSITES

• 1. Www.britannica.com/place/Cotopaxi
• 2. Www.volcanodiscovery.com/Cotopaxi.htm/
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WEBSITES

• 3. Www.ibtimes.com/Cotopaxi-volcano-ecuador-could-threaten-325000-people-trigg...
• 4. Www.news.com.au/technology/environment/natural-wonders/living-on-the volcano-in-ecuador/news-story/5795e2e1826f0971ac6e9c8b85269d5b
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WEBSITES

• 5. Legacy.earlham.edu/~stoneki/geo/Siri.htm
• 6. Www.geonami.com/stratovolcano-formation-hazards/
• 7. http://yournewswire.com/cotopaxi-volcano- erupts-ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency/
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WEBSITES

• 8. http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/cotopaxi
• 9. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/nation-world/cotopaxi-volcan...
• 10. http://www.cuencahighlife.com/a-brief-history-of-cotopaxi-eruptions-a-geolo...
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WEBSITES

• 11. http://classes.colgate.edu/S08/GEOL220/dmgleason/Location.htm
• 12. http://www.wired.com/2015/08/cotopaxi-ecuador-erupts-first-time-since-1940s...
• 13. http://www.livescience.com/52011-cotopaxi-volcano-eruption-photos.html
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WEBSITES

• 14. http://www.wired.com/2016/01/keep-an-eye-out-for-these-volcanoes-in-2016/
• 15. http://www.livescience.com/52011-cotopaxi-volcano-eruption-photos.html
• 16. http://blog.ailolaquito.com/2015/08/25/is-the-eruption-of-the-cotopaxi-volc...
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WEBSITES

• 17. http://www.thetribuneregister.com/phreatic-eruptions-in-quitos-cotopaxi-vol...
• 18. http://www.nonoecuador.com/html/land_tours/cotopaxi.htm
• 19. https://www.quasarex.com/blog/the-cotopaxi-volcano-eruption-updates
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