Volcanodle
Puzzle #106 was Imbabura.
Imbabura volcano rises to the north above scenic Laguna de San Pablo in the Interandean valley about 60 km N of Quito. The main edifice, Taita Imbabura ("Father Imbabura") forms the summit, with Huarmi Imbabura ("Imbabura's Son") forming a lateral lava-dome complex on the SW flank.
Read about it at the Global Volcanism Program →
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
What the record says
Puzzle 106 ran on 23 Oct 2026 and the answer was Imbabura, played with 6 guesses against 8 columns. On the record: Country - Ecuador; Region - South America Volcanic Regions; Type - complex; Tectonic setting - subduction; Elevation - 3000-5000; Last eruption - older-Holocene; Rock type - andesite; Historically observed - observed.
Beyond the grid the record adds Holocene eruptions recorded - 1 eruption.
Volcanodle builds its record from Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (Venzke, E. (ed.), Volcanoes of the World, volcano.si.edu). The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: A verbatim excerpt of the volcano's GVP Geological Summary. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America Volcanic Regions
- Type
- complex
- Tectonic setting
- subduction
- Elevation
- 3000-5000
- Last eruption
- older-Holocene
- Rock type
- andesite
- Historically observed
- observed
Also on the record
- Holocene eruptions recorded
- 1 eruption