Tungurahua
Tungurahua (/tʊŋɡʊˈrɑːwə/; from Quichua tunguri (throat) and rahua (fire), "Throat of Fire") is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, and is ongoing as of 2023, with several eruptive episodes since then, the most recent lasting from February 26 to March 16, 2016.
| Tungurahua | |
|---|---|
View from Riobamba (September 2011) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,023 m (16,480 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,554 m (5,098 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 1.4700°S 78.4447°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Throat of fire |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ecuador |
| Parent range | Cordillera Oriental, Andes |
| Topo map | IGM, CT-ÑIV-D1 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene (Gomez 1994) |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano (active) |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 2000 to 2017 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1873 by Alphons Stübel and Wilhelm Reiss |
| Easiest route | Scrambling/Snow/Ice PD |
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