Sangay
Sangay is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador. It exhibits mostly strombolian activity. Geologically, Sangay marks the southern boundary of the Northern Volcanic Zone, and its position straddling two major pieces of crust accounts for its high level of activity.
- Volcano rising to 5,230 metres (17,159 feet)
- Description: active stratovolcano in central Ecuador
- Also known as“Sangai”“Sangay volcano”
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Latitude
-2.00494° or 2° 0′ 18″ south
Longitude
-78.34168° or 78° 20′ 30″ west
Open location code
6793XMW5+28
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = volcano
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Sangay” goes by many names.
سانغايArabic
ՍանգայArmenian
Sanqay vulkanıAzerbaijani
SangayBasque
Вулкан СангайBelarusian
СангайBelarusian
SangayCatalan
volcà SangayCatalan
SangayCebuano
SangayChimborazo Highland Quichua
桑蓋火山Chinese
SangayCzech
SangayDutch
سانجاىEgyptian Arabic
SangajEsperanto
SangayEstonian
SangayGalician
Volcán SangayGalician
सैंगेHindi
SangayHungarian
Gunung SangayIndonesian
SangayItalian
サンガイ山Japanese
Gunung SangayJavanese
상가이 산Korean
Sangay volcanoLadin
SangajusLithuanian
سانکایMazanderani
Gunuang SangayMinangkabau
Gunung SangayMinangkabau
SangayOccitan (post 1500)
SangayPolish
SankayQuechua
СангайRussian
SangaySerbo-Croatian
Sangay (vulkan)Serbo-Croatian
SangaySlovak
Gunung SangaySundanese
SangaySwahili
SangaySwedish
Сангай вулканыTatar
SangayTurkish
СанґайUkrainian
SangayVenetian
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