Las Ánimas is a
volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most oft ...
of the
Central Ranges
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n
Andes
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at the border of the departments of
Cauca and
Nariño. The volcano is high.
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As are the neighbouring Petacas, the volcano is part of the Doña Juana Volcanic Complex,[Navarro et al., 2009, p.109] and lies northeast of the main volcano and southeast of the Petacas.[Navarro et al., 2009, p.111] The products of the volcanic activity of the volcano have been found in San Pablo, Nariño.[Navarro et al., 2009, p.114] The activity of the volcano has been noted as prehistoric
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.[Núñez Tello, 2003, p.217]
The volcanoes are located between the El Tablón Fault to the west and the San Jerónimo Fault to the east.[Plancha 411, 2002]
See also
* List of volcanoes in Colombia
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Colombia.
See also
* List of earthquakes in Colombia
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
* Geology of Colombia
References
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* List of volcanoes by elevation
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Mountains of Colombia
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Andean Volcanic Belt
Geography of Cauca Department
Geography of Nariño Department
Four-thousanders of the Andes