La Mesa de Herveo
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La Mesa de Herveo is an alternative name for Nevado del Ruiz, a large active stratovolcano in the Colombian Andes known for its glaciated summit and devastating eruptions.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nevado del Ruiz | 0 |
| Armero tragedy | 0 |
| Los Nevados National Natural Park | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
glaciated volcano ⓘ national park ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic disaster ⓘ |
| alternateName | Nevado del Ruiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | lahars from Nevado del Ruiz ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ |
| date | 13 November 1985 ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 5321 m ⓘ |
| eruptionHistory | frequent eruptions during Holocene ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pleistocene to Holocene ⓘ |
| hasCrater | Arenas crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | Ruiz glacier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature |
glaciated summit
ⓘ
ice cap ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| isPartOfProtectedArea | Los Nevados National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1985 ⓘ |
| listedIn | Global Volcanism Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Caldas Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency |
Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Manizales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Servicio Geológico Colombiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Armero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manizales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEruption | 1985 eruption ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| responsibleForDisaster | Armero tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| summitClimate | alpine ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndex | up to VEI 3–4 in historical eruptions ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 351020 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.