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Antisana

Ecuador

Parent rangeCordillera Real (Andes)GeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc/beltNorth Volcanic ZoneLast eruption1801 to 1802^[2]ClimbingEasiest routesnow/ice climb [?]

Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador, at 5,753 metres (18,875 ft), and is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) SE of the capital city of Quito.

Antisana presents one of the most challenging technical climbs in the Ecuadorian Andes.^{[citation needed]} Next to the Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua and Chimborazo, the Antisana belongs to the five volcanic mountains that the Prussian-born explorer Alexander von Humboldt tried to climb in 1802 during his American journey.^[3]

Sangay

Tungurahua

Quilotoa

Cotopaxi

Illiniza

Antisana

Pichincha

Reventador

Cayambe

Chimborazo

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Major volcanoes in Ecuador

References

^ ^a ^b "Ecuador" Ultra-Prominence page. Peaklist.org. This peak is sometimes listed at 5,758 m or 5,753 m, though these figures are incompatible with SRTM data which suggests an estimated elevation closer to 5,704 m. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Antisana". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
^ Daum, Andreas (2019). Alexander von Humboldt. Munich: C. H. Beck. pp. 56‒58. ISBN 978-3-406-73436-6.