Nevado_El_Cisne

Nevado El Cisne

Nevado El Cisne

Mountain in Colombia

The Nevado El Cisne (English: The Snowy Swan) is a volcano in the Central Ranges of the Andes in Colombia. Its summit is at an altitude of 4,636 metres (15,210 ft).[1] The mountain is one of the five lava domes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano complex.[2] Despite the nevado part of the name, indicating a permanently snow-capped mountain, the summit of El Cisne is now below the permanent snow line as a result of global warming, and it is no longer considered a true nevado.[3] The volcano is located over the Palestina Fault, that crosscuts the underlying El Bosque Batholith of Eocene age, dated at 49.1 ± 1.7 Ma.[4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Pollard, Peter (2000). Colombia Handbook (2nd ed.). Bath: Footprint Handbooks Limited. p. 297. ISBN 1-900949-71-7.
  2. [2]
    "Nevado del Ruiz: Synonyms and Subfeatures", Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
  3. [3]
    "Ruiz-Tolima Volcanic Massif", US Geological Survey
  4. [4]
    Plancha 225, 1998
  5. [5]
    González, 2001, p.50

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