Urcunina

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Urcunina is an active stratovolcano in southwestern Colombia, better known today as Galeras, and is one of the country’s most frequently erupting volcanoes.

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Urcunina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
alsoKnownAs Galeras
country Colombia
countrySubdivision Department of Nariño
eruptionFrequency frequently erupting
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
geologicalAge Quaternary volcano
hasCrater summit crater
hazardType ashfall
explosive eruptions
pyroclastic flows
locatedIn Nariño Department
southwestern Colombia
locatedNear Pasto
locatedOn Nazca–South American plate boundary
monitoringAgency Servicio Geológico Colombiano
mountainRange Andes
nearbySettlement San Juan de Pasto
linked to: Pasto
partOf Colombian Andes
region Pacific Ring of Fire
significance one of Colombia’s most frequently erupting volcanoes
tectonicSetting subduction-related volcano
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

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Galeras alsoKnownAs Urcunina
Galeras Volcano alsoKnownAs Urcunina