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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-11348

Iztaccíhuatl (left) and Popocatepetl (right), two of the highest volcanoes in Mexico, are seen from the SW on a rare smog-free day. The morphology of Iztaccíhuatl is due to multiple vents across the summit region . Fresh snowfall at Popocatepetl covers periodic ashfall deposits.  Photo by Lee Siebert, 2004 (Smithsonian Institution).

Iztaccíhuatl (left) and Popocatepetl (right), two of the highest volcanoes in Mexico, are seen from the SW on a rare smog-free day. The morphology of Iztaccíhuatl is due to multiple vents across the summit region . Fresh snowfall at Popocatepetl covers periodic ashfall deposits.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 2004 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Keywords: stratovolcano


Iztaccíhuatl

Popocatépetl