Landforms

Cotopaxi

Peaks and Summits

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Geography Atlas. "Cotopaxi." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/landforms/cotopaxi.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Cotopaxi. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/landforms/cotopaxi

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@misc{geographyatlas-cotopaxi,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Cotopaxi},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/landforms/cotopaxi},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, located within Cotopaxi National Park about 50 kilometers south of Quito and 31 kilometers northeast of Latacunga. Reaching a height of 5,897 meters, it is the second-highest summit in Ecuador and ranks among the highest active volcanoes anywhere in the world.

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