Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-08122

Iztaccíhuatl rises above the clouds in this aerial view from the NW. The summit ridge is formed by a series of overlapping edifices. La Cabeza is to the left, glacier-covered El Pecho in the center, and Las Rodillas to the far right. Photo by Hugo Delgado, 1996 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).

Iztaccíhuatl rises above the clouds in this aerial view from the NW. The summit ridge is formed by a series of overlapping edifices. La Cabeza is to the left, glacier-covered El Pecho in the center, and Las Rodillas to the far right.

Photo by Hugo Delgado, 1996 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).

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Keywords: stratovolcano

Iztaccíhuatl