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Nevado del Ruiz - Wikipedia The summit of Nevado del Ruiz is covered by glaciers (nevado means "snow-covered" in Spanish), which formed over many thousands of years, and have generally retreated since the last glacial maximum
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Nevado del Ruiz Volcano, Colombia - VolcanoDiscovery Nevado del Ruiz volcano in central Colombia, 130 km WNW of Bogota, is a broad, glacier covered volcano A relatively small eruption in 1985 caused a devastating mud flow that killed almost 25,000 people in the town of Armero, marking one of the worst volcanic disasters in history
Nevado del Ruiz - Facts and Figures Location: Colombia Latitude and Longitude: 4 88 N 75 37 W Elevation: 5,389 m, 17,784 ft Volcano Type: Stratovolcano Earliest Eruption: 6660 BP Oldest Historic Eruption: 1570 Most Recent Eruption: 1985; VEI = 3; 23,000 deaths Number of Eruptions in 20th Century: 3 Largest Eruption: 1595 VEI = 4 Notable Feature: lahar (1845, 1985 eruptions) Notable Statistic: second largest volcano-related
Nevado Del Ruiz (Everything To Know Before A Visit) Planning a visit to Nevado del Ruiz can be exciting and a little intimidating, especially for first-time visitors Start by assembling a checklist of what to bring along for your journey
Nevado del Ruiz - Global Volcanism Program Nevado del Ruiz is located in central Colombia and covers more than 200 km 2 It contains the 1-km-wide, 240-m-deep Arenas summit crater Eruptions have been documented since 1570 CE
How Volcanoes Work - the Nevado del Ruiz eruption Its name, Nevado, means "snow-capped" During the volcanic outbursts of 1595, 1845, and 1985, large volumes of meltwater were derived from melting of the ice pack by hot pyroclastic flows erupting at the summit Its main crater, Arenas, lies near the northeastern edge of the ice pack
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano, Colombia - NASA Earth Observatory Covering over 200 square kilometers (77 square miles), Nevado del Ruiz is a large stratovolcano —a cone-shaped volcano built from successive layers of lava, ash, and pyroclastic flow deposits