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.

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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

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Nevado del Ruiz alternateName La Mesa de Herveo