Photo obtained from Flickr, by Edgar from Ibagué, Colombia
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Neighboring Volcanoes:
There are six major volcanoes in Colombia, the closest major one to Nevadodel Ruiz being Tolimo. In between the two major volcanoes, both located southwest of Bogota, are two volcanoes, Santa Isabel and Quindio. Each of these volcanoes are a stratovolcano similar to Nevadodel Ruiz, and are located in a region called ParqueNacional Los Nevados. Below is a map from USGS showing the locations of the six major volcanoes in Colombia.
What is the name of Nevado del Ruiz's largest crater?
What type of volcano is Nevado del Ruiz?
Where is Nevado del Ruiz located?
Works Cited
Erickson, Jon. Volcanoes and Earthquakes. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books Inc.,1998.
NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDA). "Teachers Guide to Stratovolcanoes of the World." Nevado del Ruiz- Facts and Figures. NOAA/NGDA. 27 Mar. 2009 http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/stratoguide/nevadofact.html.
SDSU. "How Volcanoes Work-the Nevado del Ruiz eruption." How Volcanoes Work,Nevado del Ruiz (1985). SDSU. 27 Mar. 2009 http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Nevado.html.
Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History. "Nevado del Ruiz." Global Volcanism Program. National Museum of Natural History. 29 Mar. 2009 http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1501-02=.
University of Wisconsin. "Volcanic Violence." How Volcanoes Work. University of Wisconsin. 29 Mar. 2009 http://whyfiles.org/031volcano/2.html.
USGS. "Deadly Lahars from Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia." USGS-Volcano Hazards Program. USGS. 25 Mar. 2009 http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/lahar/ ruiz.php
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