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Ecuador
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Sumaco

Sumaco is a symmetrical, isolated stratovolcano, that is set off from the main volcanic axis. Its rocks are very distinct from those from most volcanoes because of its lack of andesitic composition, in favour of basanite and phonolitic rock.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,990 metres
  • Description: mountain in Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Cerro Sumaco”, “Monte Volcán Sumaco”, “Volcan Sumaco”, and “Volcán Sumaco”

Sumaco

Latitude
-0.54132° or 0° 32′ 29″ south
Longitude
-77.62722° or 77° 37′ 38″ west
Elevation
3,990 metres (13,091 feet)
Open location code
67F4F95F+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249414889
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3650933
Wiki­data ID
Q3125067
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Sumaco” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sumaco”
  • Catalan: “Sumaco”
  • Cebuano: “Volcán Sumaco”
  • Chinese: “蘇馬科”
  • Dutch: “Sumaco”
  • French: “Sumaco”
  • German: “Sumaco”
  • Italian: “Sumaco”
  • Lithuanian: “Sumakas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sumaco”
  • Polish: “Sumaco”
  • Polish: “Volcán Sumaco”
  • Quechua: “Sumaku”
  • Russian: “Сумако”
  • Slovak: “Sumaco”
  • Spanish: “Sumaco”
  • Swahili: “Sumaco”
  • Swedish: “Sumaco”
  • Swedish: “Volcán Sumaco”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sumaco”. Photo: Sylvain2803, CC BY-SA 3.0.