Nevado de Santa Isabel () is a
shield volcano
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more viscous lava ...
straddling the boundaries of the Colombian departments of
Tolima,
Caldas, and
Risaralda, being the highest point of the latter. The volcano lies approximately 10 kilometers southwest of the larger
Nevado del Ruiz
Nevado del Ruiz (), also known as La Mesa de Herveo () is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, being the highest point of both. It is located about west of the capital city Bogotá. It is a stratovolca ...
volcano. Santa Isabel is the third highest peak in
Los Nevados National Natural Park. It is a relatively flat volcano with three domes of nearly equal elevation.
Geology
The volcano is located over the
Palestina Fault, that crosscuts the underlying
El Bosque Batholith of
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...
age, dated at 49.1 ± 1.7 Ma.
[Plancha 225, 1998][González, 2001, p. 50]
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See also
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List of volcanoes in Colombia
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List of volcanoes by elevation
A list (incomplete) of volcanoes on Earth arranged by elevation in metres.
Above 6,000 metres
Above 5,000 metres
Above 4,000 metres
Above 3,000 metres
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Below 1,000 metres
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References
Bibliography
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Mountains of Colombia
Volcanoes of Colombia
Andean Volcanic Belt
Polygenetic shield volcanoes
Geography of Tolima Department
Four-thousanders of the Andes
Holocene shield volcanoes
Shield volcanoes of South America
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