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Cumbal is a stratovolcano of the Caribe Terrane, located at the Nudo de los Pastos in Nariño, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia and is together with Chiles and Azufral one of the few volcanoes of the Western Ranges. The volcano is dominated by andesites.[1]

Cumbal
Volcán Cumbal
Cumbal in 2011
Highest point
Elevation	4,764 m (15,630 ft)
Prominence	1,575 m (5,167 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W
Geography
Cumbal Location of Cumbal in Colombia
Location	Colombia
Parent range	Nudo de los Pastos, Western Ranges  Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Andesitic stratovolcano
Last eruption	December 1926

Plane crash

The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which struck one of its sides while in a go-around approach to Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors among the 94 occupants.

Gallery

See also

• List of volcanoes in Colombia
• List of volcanoes by elevation

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cumbal Volcano.

Bibliography

• Parra, Eduardo, and Marta Velásquez. 2003. Plancha 447 Ipiales & 447bis Tallambí - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.

External links

• "Cumbal". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

На других языках

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- [en] Cumbal Volcano

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[es] Volcán Cumbal

El volcán Cumbal o Nevado de Cumbal es un estratovolcán ubicado en el municipio de Cumbal, 79 km al suroccidente de la ciudad de Pasto. Con una altitud de 4764 msnm, es el punto más alto del departamento de Nariño. El volcán presenta actividad fumarólica en su cima, sin embargo no ha presentado ninguna actividad de importancia desde la década de 1930.

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[fr] Cumbal (volcan)

Le Cumbal est un volcan de Colombie constitué d'un stratovolcan s'élevant à 4 764 mètres d'altitude juste au nord de la frontière avec l'Équateur.

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[it] Cumbal (vulcano)

Il Cumbal è un vulcano della Colombia. Con un'altezza di 4.764 metri sul livello del mare è una delle cima più elevata della Colombia meridionale. È localizzato nella Cordillera Occidental, nel dipartimento di Nariño. In passato veniva estratto lo zolfo dal suo cratere utilizzando metodi tradizionali di estrazione mineraria. I minatori sfruttavano anche il ghiaccio presente lungo le pendici del vulcano, che rivendevano presso il mercato di Ipiales.

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[ru] Кумбаль

Кумбаль (исп. Cumbal) — стратовулкан, расположенный в департаменте Нариньо, Колумбия. Кумбаль считается самым южным вулканом с исторически зарегистрированной активностью в Колумбии.

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