Cerro Machín

Volcano in Colombia
Cerro Machín is located in Colombia
Cerro Machín
Cerro Machín
Location of Cerro Machín in Colombia
LocationTolima
 ColombiaParent rangeCentral Ranges
 AndesGeologyAge of rockPleistoceneMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruption1180 ± 150 years[1]

Cerro Machín is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age (1,000,000+ years) as the Ruiz-Tolima Massif and has the appearance of being part of that volcanic system. Its sisters are Nevado del Tolima, 17,060 feet (5,200 m); Santa Isabel, 16,240 feet (4,950 m), Nevado del Ruiz, 17,457 feet (5,321 m), plus nine other lesser volcanoes and a 10,000 feet (3,000 m) volcanic South Wall containing in excess of thirty volcanic domes.

  • 2011
    2011

See also

  • Nevado del Ruiz
  • Mauna Loa

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cerro Machín.
  1. ^ a b c "Machín". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
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