Cerro Azul
Cerro Azul (Spanish: Blue Hill) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. At a height of it is the second highest peak in the Galapagos and due to its topographic prominence of over it is categorised as an ultra. The volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos, with the last eruption between May and June 2008.
Details
- Age
- Quaternary
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Range
- Andes
- Listing
- Ultra
- Map Alt
- Cerro Azul is located in East-central Chile, which lies on the southwestern coast of South America.
- Location
- Isabela Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
- Map Size
- 200
- Elevation M
- 1689
- Prominence M
- 1668
- Last Eruption
- 29 May – 17 June 2008
- Volcanic Zone
- South Volcanic Zone
- Label Position
- right