Romeral | |
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Volcán Romeral | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,858 m (12,657 ft) |
Listing | Volcanoes of Colombia |
Coordinates | 5°12′22″N 75°21′50″W / 5.20611°N 75.36389°WCoordinates: 5°12′22″N 75°21′50″W / 5.20611°N 75.36389°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Caldas Colombia |
Parent range | Central Ranges, Andes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pliocene-Holocene |
Mountain type | Andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 5950 BCE ± 500 years |
Romeral is a stratovolcano located in Caldas, Colombia. It is the northernmost Holocene volcano of South America, of the North Volcanic Zone in the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcano was formed in the Late Pliocene, approximately 3 million years ago.