Las Ánimas (volcano)
Las Ánimas | |
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Volcán Las Ánimas | |
![]() ![]() Las Ánimas Location of Las Ánimas in Colombia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,175 m (13,698 ft) |
Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
Coordinates | 1°33′50.4″N 76°51′15.7″W / 1.564000°N 76.854361°WCoordinates: 1°33′50.4″N 76°51′15.7″W / 1.564000°N 76.854361°W |
Geography | |
Location | Cauca & Nariño![]() |
Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Plio-Pleistocene |
Volcanic belt | North Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | Prehistoric |
Las Ánimas is a volcano of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes at the border of the departments of Cauca and Nariño. The volcano is 4,175 metres (13,698 ft) high.[1]
As are the neighbouring Petacas, the volcano is part of the Doña Juana Volcanic Complex,[2] and lies northeast of the main volcano and southeast of the Petacas.[3] The products of the volcanic activity of the volcano have been found in San Pablo, Nariño.[4] The activity of the volcano has been noted as prehistoric.[5]
The volcanoes are located between the to the west and the to the east.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Google Maps Elevation Finder
- ^ Núñez Tello, 2003, p.217
- ^ Plancha 411, 2002
Bibliography[]
- Geología e historia eruptiva del Complejo Volcánico Doña Juana (CVDJ) Nariño. Boletín de Geología 31. 109–118. Accessed 2017-09-24. ; ; ; ; ; , and . 2009.
- INGEOMINAS. . 2003. Cartografía geológica de las zonas Andina Sur y Garzón-Quetame (Colombia) - Memoria explicativa de las planchas 411 La Cruz, 412 San Juan de Villalobos, 430 Mocoa, 431 Piamonte, 448 Monopamba, 449 Orito y 465 Churuyaco, 1–298.
Maps[]
- Plancha 411 - La Cruz - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06. , and . 2002.
Categories:
- Mountains of Colombia
- Volcanoes of Colombia
- Andean Volcanic Belt
- Geography of Cauca Department
- Geography of Nariño Department
- Four-thousanders of the Andes