Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano)

Cerro Azul
Cerro Azul
	A large tuff cone occupying the east-northeast side of summit caldera
Highest point
Elevation	1,689 m (5,541 ft)
Prominence	1,668 m (5,472 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	0°55′12″S 91°24′28.8″W / 0.92000°S 91.408000°W
Geography
	Cerro Azul Galápagos Islands
Location	Isabela Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Geology
Mountain type	Shield volcano
Last eruption	29 May – 17 June 2008

Cerro Azul (Spanish: Blue Hill) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. At a height of 1,689 m (5,541 ft) it is the second highest peak in the Galapagos and due to its topographic prominence of over 1,500 m (4,921 ft) it is categorised as an ultra.^[1] The volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos, with the last eruption between May and June 2008.

^ ^a ^b ^c de Ferranti, Jonathan; Maizlish, Aaron (2005). "Ecuador: 15 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". peaklist.org. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
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[peaklist-1] Ferranti, Jonathan; Maizlish, Aaron (2005). "Ecuador: 15 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". peaklist.org. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

[gvp-2] Cite error: The named reference gvp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano)

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