Volcán Ecuador is the smallest of six shield volcanoes comprising Isabela Island of the Galápagos with an elevation of 790 m (2,590 ft). It contains a caldera that is breached to the west by edifice collapse. The caldera floor is largely covered by youthful lava flows and contains several chains of spatter cones and small scoria cones.[1]
Volcán Ecuador is the only volcano on Isabela Island not known to have erupted in historical times. However, the geomorphology of its youngest lava flows is comparable to those of very recent lava flows from other volcanoes on Isabela Island. Like Volcán Wolf to the east, Volcán Ecuador straddles on the equator.[1] It is also the only volcano on the island without its own native Galápagos tortoise population.
volcán, ecuador, smallest, shield, volcanoes, comprising, isabela, island, galápagos, with, elevation, contains, caldera, that, breached, west, edifice, collapse, caldera, floor, largely, covered, youthful, lava, flows, contains, several, chains, spatter, cone. Volcan Ecuador is the smallest of six shield volcanoes comprising Isabela Island of the Galapagos with an elevation of 790 m 2 590 ft It contains a caldera that is breached to the west by edifice collapse The caldera floor is largely covered by youthful lava flows and contains several chains of spatter cones and small scoria cones 1 Volcan EcuadorHighest pointElevation790 m 2 590 ft Prominence790 m 2 590 ft Coordinates0 01 12 N 91 32 46 W 0 02 N 91 546 W 0 02 91 546GeographyVolcan EcuadorGalapagos IslandsLocationIsabela Island Galapagos IslandsGeologyMountain typeShield volcanoLast eruptionAfter 1150Volcan Ecuador is the only volcano on Isabela Island not known to have erupted in historical times However the geomorphology of its youngest lava flows is comparable to those of very recent lava flows from other volcanoes on Isabela Island Like Volcan Wolf to the east Volcan Ecuador straddles on the equator 1 It is also the only volcano on the island without its own native Galapagos tortoise population See also editList of volcanoes in EcuadorReferences edit a b Ecuador Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution nbsp This Ecuador location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Volcan Ecuador amp oldid 1187825166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
