Cotopaxi Volcano

Cotopaxi Volcano

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Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 75 km south of Quito, Ecuador. It is the second-highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m. Cotopaxi has an almost symmetrical cone that rises from a highland plain of about 3,800 m, with a width at its base of about 23 km. It has one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world, which starts at the height of 5,000 m. Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world.