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It is located about 75 km (47 miles) south of the city of Quito in Ecuador.

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How much magma can cotopaxi can hold?

Cotopaxi volcano is in Ecuador. A volcano magma can be measured during and after volcano eruption. The Cotopaxi eruption in 1987, its lahar has travelled for 60 miles.


What type of volcano is cotopixi?

Mount Cotopaxi is a Composite or Strato volcano.


Where is mount cotopaxi volcano located?

Mount Cotopaxi volcano is located in Ecuador, South America. It is part of the Andes mountain range and is situated in Cotopaxi National Park, approximately 50 kilometers south of the capital city, Quito. Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, standing at an elevation of 5,897 meters (19,347 feet) above sea level.


What is the crater dimension of Cotopaxi?

The crater of Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador has a diameter of approximately 800 meters. The crater is located at the summit of the volcano, which reaches an elevation of 5,897 meters (19,347 feet) above sea level.


Is mount Cotopaxi an active volcano?

yes


Is volcano cotopaxi world heritage listed?

Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano located in the Andes mountain range, outside of Quito, Ecuador. While it is the second highest volcano in Ecuador and one of the world's higest active volcanos, it has not been voted World Heritage site.


Who lives near Mt Cotopaxi volcano?

Although it is hard to believe, a variety of animals have made Cotopaxi volcano their home. Andean wolves, deer, marsupial mice and rabbits are the most common animals seen living throughout the Cotopaxi National Parkand on the volcano


Is the monument that marks the middle of the world is called Cotopaxi?

No. If I recall correctly 'Cotopaxi' is the name of a volcano.


What plate boundary is the villarrica volcano on?

The cotopaxi volcano sits on the pacific plate.


Does the cotopaxi volcano have AA or Pahoiehoie lava?

Both.


When was the Cotopaxi volcano discovered?

The exact date of when Cotopaxi was discovered is not known. The volcano was worshiped by natives as a maker of rain and home of the gods as early as the 15th century and possibly earlier. Cotopaxi's first known recorded eruption was in 1534.


What type of magma does cotopaxi have?

blue the cotopaxi volcano has red magma when turned to rock. it also has a high silica content