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Sumaco Volcano | John Seach
Ecuador
0.53 S, 77.62 W
summit elevation 3990 m
stratovolcano
The volcano is located over 100 km SE of Quito.
It is an isolated cone about 50 km east of the main eastern range of the Andes.
The volcano is visible from a large surrounding area.
Sumaco has a symmetrical composite morphology, and there are reports of three explosive eruptions, the most recent in 1933.
Further reading
Garrison, Jennifer M., et al. "Shallow-level differentiation of phonolitic lavas from Sumaco Volcano, Ecuador." Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 173.1 (2018): 1-19.
Escobar, R. D., et al. "Geochemistry and petrogenetic history of lavas from Sumaco Volcano, Northern Volcanic Zone, Ecuador." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. Vol. 2012. 2012.
Sumaco Volcano Eruptions
1933, 1895, 1650?