Eruption of Santa Isabel
3550 BCE · 4.82° N, 75.36° W
Nevado de Santa Isabel is a shield volcano 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 volcano.
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What the records say
- When
- 3550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 4.82° N, 75.36° W
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 351021
- Eruption number
- 11268
Nevado de Santa Isabel
Shield volcano in Tolima, Colombia
Nevado de Santa Isabel is a shield volcano 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 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.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page