summit crater Arenas
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Summit crater Arenas is the main volcanic crater at the peak of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano, known for its role in past explosive eruptions and associated hazards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| summit crater Arenas canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic crater ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1985 Armero tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
active vents
ⓘ
crater floor ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ inner cones and domes ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| countryCode | CO ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
glacier remnants
ⓘ
ice cap ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 0.6 miles
ⓘ
about 1 kilometre ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 17457 feet
ⓘ
about 5321 metres ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
explosive
ⓘ
phreatic ⓘ phreatomagmatic ⓘ |
| gasEmissionType |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
gas emissions
ⓘ
persistent fumarolic activity ⓘ seismic unrest ⓘ |
| hazardType |
glacial meltwater floods
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ tephra falls ⓘ |
| lastEruptionFrom | Nevado del Ruiz 1985 eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cordillera Central NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevado del Ruiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Caldas Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
glaciated volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Manizales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Servicio Geológico Colombiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlementAtRisk |
Armero (destroyed in 1985)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinchiná NERFINISHED ⓘ Manizales NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariquita NERFINISHED ⓘ Villamaría NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nevado del Ruiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfVolcanicArc | Northern Andes volcanic zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanoTypeOfHost | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.