Cotopaxi
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COTOPAXI
BY:EMILEE SCHULTE ; EARTH & SPACE (8)
THE ELEVATION & DIAMETER
- Elevation-- 19,393' (1)
- Diameter-- 2,300' (1)
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LOCATION
- Andes mountain (1)
- Located in the Latacunga Canton of Cotopaxi; Province (3)
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LOCATION CAUSE
- Two tectonic plates collide due to their differences in density & plates go underneath each other (5)
- Convergent plate boundaries (5)
- Oceanic plate meets a continental plate(5)
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TYPE OF VOLCANO
- Explosive& effusive eruptions (5)
- Stratovolcano & composite (6)
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MAGMA & LAVA
- Flows of dark-coloured trachytic lava (1)
- Hardened lava, tephra, pumice & volcanic ash (5)
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AFFECTED PEOPLE
- Cotopaxi causes flow of ice from its glaciers & destroys settlements (4)
- 400 people were evacuated & more than 27,200students relocated to areas safer (4)
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LAST ERUPTION
- Last major eruption was in 1877 (2)
- It has been spewing ash in recent days (Aug. 2015) (4)
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EXTRA INFO.
- One of South America's most famous volcano (2)
- One of the most active ones (2)
- First volcanic eruption was 2640bc (2)
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EXTRA INFO.
- Erupted more than 50 times since 1738 (2)
- Most violent eruptions are 1744, 1768, 1877 & 1904 (2)
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EXTRA INFO.
- Eruptions produce pyroclastic flows & destructive mudflows (2)
- Been dormant for over 70 years (2)
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WEBSITES
WEBSITES
- 3. Www.ibtimes.com/Cotopaxi-volcano-ecuador-could-threaten-325000-people-trigg...
- 4. Www.news.com.au/technology/environment/natural-wonders/living-on-the volcano-in-ecuador/news-story/5795e2e1826f0971ac6e9c8b85269d5b
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WEBSITES
- 5. Legacy.earlham.edu/~stoneki/geo/Siri.htm
- 6. Www.geonami.com/stratovolcano-formation-hazards/
- 7. http://yournewswire.com/cotopaxi-volcano- erupts-ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency/
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