Reventador
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 The Reventador, photographed from the cone foot at 2400 m (Valentin Scherrer) |
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| height | 3562 m | |
| location | Ecuador | |
| Mountains | Andes , Royal Cordillera | |
| Dominance | 38.36 km → Cayambe | |
| Coordinates | 0 ° 4 ′ 52 ″ S , 77 ° 39 ′ 32 ″ W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 2019 (ongoing) | |
The Reventador ( Spanish for "Platzer") is an active volcano in the eastern Ecuadorian Andes and is difficult to access in the nature park of the same name in the province of Sucumbíos .
It broke out regularly since 1541. On November 3, 2002, after 26 years of inactivity, a sudden eruption occurred. The surrounding villages had to be evacuated and as a result of the immense ash and dust emissions, there were considerable obstructions in the area west of the mountain. Large amounts of the volcanic ash settled on their way west in Quito, 100 km away , and led to the airport being closed for several days. Remnants of the ashes have even been found on the Galápagos Islands , which are more than 1000 km further west.
At the moment (end of March 2016) the Reventador of the four active volcanoes in Ecuador is the one with the highest warning level (orange). On May 12, 2019, the latest eruption began with an ash cloud up to 1 km high.
Ashes of the Reventador in the capital Quito 2002/03:
Web links
- Reventador in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Satellite image of the crater
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://volcano.si.edu/
- ^ El Reventador Volcano, Which Closed Quito, Deserves More Study, UB Scientist Says . University of Buffalo. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ↑ Red de Observatorios Vulcanológicos (ROVIG). ROVIG, March 31, 2016, accessed March 31, 2016 (Spanish).
- ^ Reventador volcano, Ecuador: news & activity updates. May 11, 2019, accessed May 12, 2019 .