Las Ánimas (volcano)

Las Ánimas
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°W / 1.564000; -76.854361Coordinates: 1°33′50.4″N 76°51′15.7″W / 1.564000°N 76.854361°W / 1.564000; -76.854361 
Geography
Location Cauca & Nariño
 Colombia
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 El Tablón Fault to the west and the San Jerónimo Fault to the east.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps Elevation Finder
  2. ↑ Navarro et al., 2009, p.109
  3. ↑ Navarro et al., 2009, p.111
  4. ↑ Navarro et al., 2009, p.114
  5. ↑ Núñez Tello, 2003, p.217
  6. ↑ Plancha 411, 2002

Bibliography

  • Navarro, Sofía; Bernardo Pulgarín; Maria Luisa Monsalve; Gloria Patricia Cortés; Marta Lucia Calvache; Natalia Pardo, and Hugo Murcia. 2009. Geología e historia eruptiva del Complejo Volcánico Doña Juana (CVDJ) Nariño. Boletín de Geología 31. 109–118. Accessed 2017-09-24.
  • Núñez Tello, Alberto. 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. INGEOMINAS.

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