Kapak Urku
E885761
Kapak Urku, better known as El Altar, is a spectacular extinct stratovolcano in Ecuador’s Sangay National Park famed for its jagged, cathedral-like peaks and glacial lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kapak Urku canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct volcano
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capac Urcu
NERFINISHED
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El Altar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapak-Urcu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cathedral-like peaks
ⓘ
eroded caldera ⓘ glacial lakes ⓘ jagged peaks ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Laguna Amarilla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laguna Azul NERFINISHED ⓘ glacial crater lakes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Kichwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chimborazo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangay National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Riobamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangay volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tungurahua volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “sublime mountain” (approximate, from Kichwa) ⓘ |
| partOf | Sangay National Park volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Sangay National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
landscape photography
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.