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Cumbal Volcano

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Location
  
Colombia

Address
  
Cumbal, Narino, Colombia

Last eruption
  
1926

Parent range
  
Cordillera Central

Mountain range
  
Andes, Cordillera Central

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Elevation
  
4,764 m

Prominence
  
1,575 m

Listing
  
Ultra-prominent peak

Cumbal Volcano

Similar
  
Azufral, Chiles, Doña Juana, Galeras, Cerro Negro de Mayasquer

Geology cumbal volcano


Cumbal is a stratovolcano located in Nariño Department, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia.

The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which crashed in one of its hills while approaching Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors.

References

Cumbal Volcano Wikipedia