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Sincholagua Volcano

Sincholagua is an inactive volcano located in 17 km northeast of Volcano and 45 km southeast of . It is the 12th highest peak in the country at 4,899 m but also one of the lesser known ones.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,899 metres
  • Description: mountain in Ecuador
  • Also known as: “Cerro Sincholagua”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calacalí.

Village
Photo: Alfonfin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a rural parish of , , . It is northwest of Casitagua Volcano and southwest of Pululagua Volcano. In the central square of there is an equator monument.

Sincholagua Volcano

Latitude
0.0351° or 0° 2′ 6″ north
Longitude
-78.46558° or 78° 27′ 56″ west
Elevation
4,899 metres (16,073 feet)
Open location code
67G32GPM+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 271144425
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3754876
Wiki­data ID
Q15277853
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Satellite Map

Discover Sincholagua Volcano from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Sincholagua Volcano” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sincholagua sumendia”
  • Basque: “Sincholagua”
  • Cebuano: “Cerro Sincholagua”
  • Chinese: “辛喬拉瓜火山”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سينتشولاجوا ڤولكانو”
  • French: “Sincholagua”
  • Japanese: “シンチョラグア山”
  • Russian: “Синколагуа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sincholagua (vulkan)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sincholagua”
  • Spanish: “Cerro Sincholagua”
  • Spanish: “Volcan Sincholagua”
  • Spanish: “Volcán Sincholagua”
  • Swahili: “Sincholagua”
  • Swedish: “Cerro Sincholagua”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pululahua and Tanlahua.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cerro Mamavento and Loma del Hospital.

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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 “Sincholagua Volcano”. Photo: Gerard Prins, CC BY-SA 3.0.