Atacazo

Atacazo
Atacazo viewed from the other side
Elevation	4,463 m (14,642 ft)
Location
Atacazo Ecuador
Range	Andes
Coordinates	0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W / -0.35278; -78.61694Coordinates: 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W / -0.35278; -78.61694
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	320 BCE ± 16 years

Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera, southwest of Quito, Ecuador. It lies 25 kilometers south-west of Quito. Southwest of Atacazo is another volcano known as Ninahuilca. The Atacazo is a stratovolcano.It was formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera.^[1] The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.

See also

• Lists of volcanoes
  • List of volcanoes in Ecuador

References