Galeras

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Galeras is an active stratovolcano in southwestern Colombia known for its frequent eruptions and proximity to the city of Pasto.

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Galeras canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
1993EruptionFatalities 9
1993EruptionVictims volcanologists and tourists
alsoKnownAs Urcunina
country Colombia
decadeVolcanoProgram International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
distanceToPasto approximately 9 km west
dominantRockType andesite
basaltic andesite
elevationAboveSeaLevel 4276 m
approximately 14040 ft
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
explosive
globalVolcanismProgramID 351080
hasCaldera eroded caldera complex
hasCraterLakes occasionally
hasFrequentEruptions true
hasFumaroles true
hasHistoricalEruptions true
hasLahars true
hasLavaDomes true
hasMultipleSummits true
hasPyroclasticFlows true
hasSummitCrater true
hasVEI up to VEI 4
hasVolcanicGasEmissions true
hazardLevel high
isActive true
isDecadeVolcano true
knownSincePre-ColumbianTimes true
languageOfName Spanish
lastEruption 2014
locatedIn Nariño Department
locatedNear Pasto
locatedOnContinent South America
monitoredBy Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Pasto
Servicio Geológico Colombiano
mountainRange Andes
nearbyAirport Antonio Nariño Airport
notableEruption 14 January 1993
protectedArea Galeras Flora and Fauna Sanctuary
surface form: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Galeras
tectonicSetting subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
threatensCity Pasto
typeOfVolcano stratovolcano
UNESCOBiosphereReserve Galeras Flora and Fauna Sanctuary
volcanicArcOrBelt Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
volcanoNumber 351080

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