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Cumbal Volcano

Cumbal
Cumbal.jpg
Cumbal in 1989
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 / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888Coordinates: 0°56′56″N 77°53′17″W / 0.949°N 77.888°W / 0.949; -77.888
Geography
Cumbal is located in Colombia
Cumbal
Cumbal
Location in Colombia
Location Colombia
Parent range Cordillera Central
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption December 1926

Cumbal is a stratovolcano located in Nariño Department, Colombia. It is the southernmost historically active volcano of Colombia.

The volcano was the crash site of TAME Flight 120, which crashed in one of its hills while approaching Tulcán on January 28, 2002. There were no survivors.



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