Kapak Urku

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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.

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Kapak Urku canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
alsoKnownAs Capac Urcu
El Altar
Kapak-Urcu
linked to: Urcuquí
country Ecuador
hasFeature cathedral-like peaks
eroded caldera
glacial lakes
jagged peaks
hasLake Laguna Amarilla
Laguna Azul
glacial crater lakes
languageOfName Kichwa
locatedIn Chimborazo Province
Sangay National Park
locatedNear Riobamba
Sangay volcano
linked to: Sangay

Tungurahua volcano
linked to: Tungurahua
locatedOnContinent South America
mountainRange Andes
nameMeaning “sublime mountain” (approximate, from Kichwa)
partOf Sangay National Park volcanic complex
protectedArea Sangay National Park
status extinct
usedFor landscape photography
mountaineering
trekking
volcanoType stratovolcano

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El Altar hasAlternativeName Kapak Urku
The Altar alsoKnownAs Kapak Urku
El Altar volcano alsoKnownAs Kapak Urku