Los Nevados volcanic complex

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Los Nevados volcanic complex is a major volcanic massif in the Colombian Andes that includes several glaciated stratovolcanoes and is a prominent feature of Los Nevados National Natural Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf volcanic complex
climate high-mountain tropical climate
contains Cerro Bravo NERFINISHED
Cerro Machín NERFINISHED
Nevado de Santa Isabel NERFINISHED
Nevado del Ruiz NERFINISHED
Nevado del Tolima NERFINISHED
Paramillo de Santa Rosa NERFINISHED
Paramillo del Quindío NERFINISHED
country Colombia
geologicalAge Quaternary
glacierStatus retreating glaciers due to climate change
hasEcosystem glacial ecosystems
páramo
hasFeature glaciated stratovolcanoes
ice-capped summits
lava domes
pyroclastic deposits
hazard ashfall
glacial melt-related floods
lahars
pyroclastic flows
highestPeak Nevado del Ruiz NERFINISHED
locatedIn Andes
Colombian Andes NERFINISHED
Los Nevados National Natural Park NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Servicio Geológico Colombiano NERFINISHED
mountainRange Cordillera Central NERFINISHED
near cities of Ibagué
cities of Manizales
cities of Pereira
notableEruption Nevado del Ruiz 1985 eruption (Armero tragedy) NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes NERFINISHED
protectedAreaStatus within Los Nevados National Natural Park
region departments of Caldas
departments of Quindío
departments of Risaralda
departments of Tolima
rockType andesite
dacite
tectonicSetting subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
usedFor ecotourism
mountaineering
scientific research
volcanicArc Andean Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED

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Nevado del Tolima isPartOfVolcanicComplex Los Nevados volcanic complex
Tolima volcano partOfVolcanicComplex Los Nevados volcanic complex
this entity surface form: Los Nevados volcanic region
Nevado de Santa Isabel partOf Los Nevados volcanic complex