Santa Isabel (volcano) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Santa Isabel |
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| Nevado de Santa Isabel | |
Santa Isabel in 1985
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,950 m (16,240 ft) |
| Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
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 Santa Isabel
Location in Colombia
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| Location | Tolima Colombia |
| Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
| Last eruption | 850 BCE |
Santa Isabel (Spanish: Nevado de Santa Isabel) is a shield volcano located in Tolima, Colombia, southwest of Nevado del Ruiz volcano. 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.
Panorama
See also
In Spanish: Nevado de Santa Isabel para niños
- List of volcanoes in Colombia
- List of volcanoes by elevation
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