Iztaccihuatl

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | 274 words | Copyright

Iztaccihuatl Ixtacihuatl, or Ixtaccihuatl [Aztec,=white woman], dormant volcano, 17,342 ft (5,286 m) high, central Mexico, on the border between Puebla and Mexico state. Irregular in outline, and snowcapped, it is also popularly known as the Sleeping Woman.

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