Chacana is a large 32-km long - 18–24 km wide caldera that has erupted in historical times. It forms one of the largest rhyolite centers in the Northern Andes with major eruptions over the past 240,000, 180,00, and 160,000 years ago and has had andesitic-rhyolitic volcanism. With dacitic lava flows continuing into historical times. Lava domes were also constructed in the Holocene. Chacana is located 30 km from Quito and the large Antisana volcano is constructed to the southeast.
By elevation Chacana is
# 70 out of 1297 in Ecuador # 7 out of 127 in Quito # 17 out of 188 in Pichincha # 2 out of 6 in Cantón El Chaco # 5 out of 26 in Napo # 3 out of 17 in Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca # 70 out of 1258 in America/Guayaquil Time Zone (Ecuador mainland)
By prominence Chacana is
# 10 out of 127 in Quito # 19 out of 188 in Pichincha # 5 out of 6 in Cantón El Chaco # 9 out of 26 in Napo # 4 out of 17 in Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca
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