Mojanda

Mojanda is an inactive stratovolcano of the Eastern Cordillera of the in northern . A summit caldera, which was produced by an explosive Plinian Eruption that marked the end of Mojanda activity 200,000 years ago, is occupied by three crater lakes: Karikucha, Yanakucha, and Warmikucha.
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  • Mountain rising to 4,263 metres (13,986 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Ecuador
  • Also known as
    “Cerro Mojanda”
    “El Mojanda”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cochasquí.
is an archaeological site located in the…
9 km southwest of Mojanda
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Latitude
0.13° or 0° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude
-78.27° or 78° 16′ 12″ west
Open location code
67G34PHJ+X2
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Mojanda” goes by many names.
MojandaAsturian
MojandaBasque
MojandaCatalan
MojandaCebuano
莫汉达火山Chinese
莫漢達火山Chinese
MojandaCzech
MojandaDutch
MochandaLithuanian
MojandaQuechua
МохандаRussian
MojandaSlovak
MojandaSwedish
КарікочаUkrainian
МохандаUkrainian

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