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
Cerro Machín
Nevado de Santa Isabel
Nevado del Ruiz
Nevado del Tolima
Paramillo de Santa Rosa
Paramillo del Quindío
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
locatedIn Andes
Colombian Andes
Los Nevados National Natural Park
monitoredBy Servicio Geológico Colombiano
mountainRange Cordillera Central
near cities of Ibagué
cities of Manizales
cities of Pereira
notableEruption Nevado del Ruiz 1985 eruption (Armero tragedy)
linked to: Armero tragedy
partOf Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
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

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Nevado del Tolima isPartOfVolcanicComplex Los Nevados volcanic complex
Tolima volcano partOfVolcanicComplex Los Nevados volcanic region
linked to: Los Nevados volcanic complex
Nevado de Santa Isabel partOf Los Nevados volcanic complex
Paramillo de Santa Rosa partOf Los Nevados volcanic complex
Paramillo de Santa Rosa isPartOf Los Nevados volcanic massif
linked to: Los Nevados volcanic complex
Cerro Bravo partOf Los Nevados volcanic complex
Murillo locatedNear Los Nevados volcanic complex
Laguna del Otún partOf Los Nevados volcanic complex region
linked to: Los Nevados volcanic complex
Nevado de Santa Isabel partOf Los Nevados volcanic complex
subject linked to: Nevado de Santa Isabel volcano