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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  • Volcano rising to 3,990 metres (13,091 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Ecuador
  • Also known as
    “Cerro Sumaco”
    “Monte Volcán Sumaco”
    “Volcán Sumaco”

Sumaco

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Latitude
-0.54132° or 0° 32′ 29″ south
Longitude
-77.62722° or 77° 37′ 38″ west
Open location code
67F4F95F+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249414889
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3650933
Wiki­data ID
Q3125067

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Sumaco” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Sumaco”
  • 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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