Cumbal Volcano

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Cumbal

Cumbal in 1989
Elevation 4,764 m (15,630 ft)
Prominence 1,575 m (5,167 ft)
Listing Ultra
Location
Cumbal
Location in Colombia
Location Colombia
Range Cordillera Central
Coordinates 0.949°0″N 77.888°0″W / 0.94900°N 77.88800°W / 0.94900; -77.88800Coordinates: 0.949°0″N 77.888°0″W / 0.94900°N 77.88800°W / 0.94900; -77.88800
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1926

Cumbal is a stratovolcano located in Nariño Department, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia.

The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which crashed in one of its hills while approaching Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors.

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