Colombia · Shield volcano
Santa Isabel
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 4944m
- Last eruption
- -850
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4944m
- Coordinates
- 4.818, -75.365
- Last eruption
- -850
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Santa Isabel is a small andesitic shield volcano that is dwarfed by its neighbors to the NE (Nevado del Ruiz) and SE (Tolima).
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From Wikipedia
Nevado de Santa Isabel is a shield volcano straddling the boundaries of the Colombian departments of Tolima, Caldas, and Risaralda, being the highest point of the latter. The volcano lies approximately 10 kilometers southwest of the larger Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Santa Isabel is the third highest peak in Los Nevados National Natural Park. It is a relatively flat volcano with three domes of nearly equal elevation.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5500 BCE – 850 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate850 BCE – end unknown
- 3550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate3550 BCE – end unknown
- 4800 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate4800 BCE – end unknown
- 5500 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate5500 BCE – end unknown
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