Nevado El Cisne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nevado El Cisne |
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 Nevado El Cisne
Location in Colombia
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,636 m (15,210 ft) |
| Parent peak | Nevado del Ruiz |
| Listing | Los Nevados National Natural Park |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caldas & Tolima Colombia |
| Parent range | Central Ranges Andes |
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| Mountain type | Basaltic lava dome |
| Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
The Nevado El Cisne (English: The Snowy Swan) is a volcano in the Central Ranges of the Andes in Colombia. Its summit is at an altitude of 4,636 metres (15,210 ft). The mountain is one of the five lava domes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano complex. Despite the nevado part of the name, indicating a permanently snow-capped mountain, the summit of El Cisne is now below the permanent snow line as a result of global warming, and it is no longer considered a true nevado. The volcano is located over the Palestina Fault, that crosscuts the underlying El Bosque Batholith of Eocene age, dated at 49.1 ± 1.7 Ma.
See also
In Spanish: Paramillo el Cisne para niños
- List of volcanoes in Colombia
- List of volcanoes by elevation
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