Rumiñahui_(volcano)

Rumiñahui (volcano)

Rumiñahui (volcano)

Volcano in Ecuador

This article is about the volcano in Ecuador. For other uses, see Rumiñahui.

Rumiñahui (/ruːmiˈnjɑːwiː/ roo-mee-NYAH-wee, Kichwa rumi stone, rock, ñawi eye, face,[1] "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face", Hispanicized spelling Rumiñahui, Spanish pronunciation: [rumiˈɲawi]) is a dormant, heavily eroded stratovolcano 4,721 metres (15,489 ft) above sea level. Situated in the Andes mountains 40 km south of Quito, Ecuador, it is overshadowed by its famous neighbour Cotopaxi.

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See also

Latagunga

Sources

  1. [1]
    Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu (Ministry of Education, Ecuador)
  • photos and general information on the mountain
  • "Rumiñahui". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-29.


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