Colombia · Stratovolcano
Doña Juana
Dona Juana
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4137m
- Last eruption
- 1906
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4137m
- Coordinates
- 1.500, -76.936
- Last eruption
- 1906
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The forested Doña Juana stratovolcano contains two calderas, breached to the NE and SW. The summit of the andesitic-dacitic volcano is comprised of a series of post-caldera lava domes.
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From Wikipedia
Doña Juana is a stratovolcano, located within the Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex National Natural Park in Nariño, Colombia.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2550 BCE (±150 yrs) – 1906
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 4 (1897, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1897VEI 4Observed1897-11-01 – 1906-07-02
- 2550 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate2550 BCE – end unknownNortheastern caldera
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