Sabancaya is an active stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Arequipa. It is considered part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, one of the three distinct volcanic belts of the Andes.

Jan 26, 2017 · Sabancaya, located in Peru, is a stratovolcano that has been very active since 1986. The current eruptive period began in November 2016 and has recently been characterized by lava dome growth, daily explosions, ash plumes, ashfall, SO plumes, and ongoing thermal anomalies (BGVN 45:06).

Aug 5, 2011 · Sabancaya is the middle and smallest of three glacier-topped stratovolcanoes in the Peruvian Andes. Sabancaya must be younger than its neighbors because it has two large dark lava flows on its east side. But it had no known historic activity when it began erupting in December 1986.

Apr 5, 2025 · Sabancaya volcano (its name meaning "tongue of fire" in Quechua Indian language) is located in the southern Peruvian Andes and one of Peru's most active volcanoes.

Feb 18, 2025 · Sabancaya, located in the saddle NE of Ampato and SE of Hualca Hualca volcanoes, is the youngest of these volcanic centers and the only one to have erupted in historical time. The oldest of the three, Nevado Hualca Hualca, is of probable late-Pliocene to early Pleistocene age.

The 5,967-meter- (19,577-foot-) high Sabancaya stratovolcano (Nevado Sabancaya in the local language) is located in southern Perú, approximately 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the city of Arequipa. The name Sabancaya means “tongue of fire” in the Quechua Indian language.

El Sabancaya, es un volcán activo del tipo estratovolcán, de 5975 m s. n. m., 1 ubicado al oeste de la cordillera Occidental de los Andes, al sur de Perú, en las partes altas de la margen izquierda del valle del río Colca, departamento de Arequipa.

Sabancaya (which means "tongue of fire" in Quechua) is an active Stratovolcano located in the Andes of southern Peru, about 60 miles northwest of Arequipa. It is in the Cordillera Occidental, and is part of the Ampato group, which also includes Nevado Ampato (6,288 m - 20,630 ft) and Nevado Hualca Hualca (6,025 m - 19,767 ft).

Volcan Sabancaya (S) is the youngest component of a complex consisting of three centers; Nevado Hualca Hualca to the north (HH), Sabancaya, and Nevado Ambato (NA) to the south.

Oct 22, 2024 · Sabancaya, located in the saddle NE of Ampato and SE of Hualca Hualca volcanoes, is the youngest of these volcanic centers and the only one to have erupted in historical time. The oldest of the three, Nevado Hualca Hualca, is of probable late-Pliocene to early Pleistocene age.