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Sangay National Park

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Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
Sangay National Park
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Sangay is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador. It is the most active volcano in Ecuador, despite erupting only three times in recorded history, because the eruption that started in 1934 is still ongoing. It exhibits mostly strombolian activity. Geologically, Sangay marks the southern boundary of the Northern Volcanic Zone, and its position straddling two major pieces of crust accounts for its high level of activity. Sangay's approximately 500,000-year-old history is one of instability; two previous versions of the mountain were destroyed in massive flank collapses, evidence of which still litters its surroundings today. Due to its remoteness, Sangay hosts a significant biological community with fauna such as the mountain tapir, giant otter, Andean cock-of-the-rock and king vulture. Since 1983, its ecological community has been protected as part of the Sangay National Park. Although climbing the mountain is hampered by its remoteness, poor weather conditions, river flooding, and the danger of falling ejecta, the volcano is regularly climbed, a feat first achieved by Robert T. Moore in 1929.
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