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Rumiñawi (volcano)

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Translation
  
stone eye (Quechua)

Elevation
  
4,721 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Mountain range
  
Andes

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Similar
  
Sincholagua, Pasochoa, Illiniza, Cotopaxi, Corazón

Rumiñahui (/rmiˈnjɑːw/ roo-mee-NYAH-wee, Kichwa rumi stone, rock, ñawi eye, face, "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face", Hispanicized spelling Rumiñahui, [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.

Map of Rumi%C3%B1awi, Ecuador

References

Rumiñawi (volcano) Wikipedia