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Nevado del Huila

Volcanic Formations

Nevado del Huila is Colombia's highest volcano, an andesitic stratovolcano rising 5,364 meters at the tripoint of the Huila, Tolima and Cauca departments in the Andean Volcanic Belt's North Volcanic Zone, resting on the Ibague Batholith. After more than 500 years of dormancy it erupted twice in April 2007, sending avalanches into the Paez River that forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people, and it erupted again in April and November 2008, the November event killing ten, remaining active into 2012. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Nevado del Huila

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Nevado del Huila
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Source Wikidata: Nevado del Huila
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: Protected area record for Nevado del Huila
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_eng
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"desig_eng": "National Natural Park"
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Nevado del Huila (Wikipedia)
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Nevado del Huila (, Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo ðel ˈwila]) at 5,364 metres (17,598 ft) is the highest volcano in Colombia, located at the tripoint of the departments of Huila, Tolima and Cauca.
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Wikidata: Nevado del Huila
Wikidata Q648551, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Protected Planet (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN): Nevado del Huila
Protected Planet (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN)Protected area profile
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Protected Area Profile for Nevado del Huila from the World Database on Protected Areas
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