El Escondido
El Escondido | |
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Volcán El Escondido | |
![]() ![]() El Escondido Location of El Escondido in Colombia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
Coordinates | 05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W / 5.519472°N 75.043472°WCoordinates: 05°31′10.1″N 75°02′36.5″W / 5.519472°N 75.043472°W |
Geography | |
Location | Samaná, Caldas![]() |
Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Pleistocene (<30,000 years) |
Mountain type | Pyroclastic ring |
Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | Prehistoric |
El Escondido (Spanish for "The Hidden One") is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes in the department of Caldas. The volcano is approximately 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) high.
The volcano, a pyroclastic ring, was discovered in the in Samaná,[1] in 2013 on the basis of volcanic products of the volcano, different from those of to the northeast.[2] The volcano formed approximately 30,000 years ago.[3] The volcano overlies the Early Eocene .[4]
See also[]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- El Servicio Geológico Colombiano descubre volcán en el oriente de Caldas, 1. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2017-09-24. . 2015.
- Entrevista a la geóloga María Luisa Monsalve sobre el volcán El Escondido, 03:25. . Accessed 2017-09-24. . 2015.
Maps[]
- Plancha 5-09 del Atlas Geológico de Colombia 2015 – escala 1:500,000, 1. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2017-09-24. ; ; , and . 2015.
- Mapa Geológico de Caldas 1:250,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-09-21. . 1990.
Categories:
- Mountains of Colombia
- Volcanoes of Colombia
- Andean Volcanic Belt
- Geography of Caldas Department