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Volcán Galeras, Departamento de Nariño, Colombia


Alternative Names:El Galera, La Galera, Volcan Galeras, Volcan de El Galeras, Volcan de Pasto, Volcán Galeras, Volcán de El Galeras, Volcán de Pasto
Type:Volcano - a conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top
Mindat.org Region:Nariño Department, Colombia
Region:Departamento de Nariño, Colombia
Latitude:1° 13' 19" N
Longitude:77° 21' 31" W
Lat/Long (dec):1.22204,-77.35882
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:4,276m
Mindat Feature ID:3682230
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3682230:4
GUID:e5474dd8-fead-4539-bd10-ee0e3483db3e
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Galeras volcano, Nariño Department, Colombia1° 13' 18" N77° 21' 32" W0.0km (0.0 miles)
Tambo, San Bernardo, Nariño Department, Colombia1° 30' 0" N77° 3' 0" W46.2km (28.7 miles)
Río Mayo, Mercaderes, Cauca Department, Colombia1° 40' 45" N77° 19' 4" W51.1km (31.7 miles)
Mocoa Cu-Mo deposit, Mocoa, Putumayo Department, Colombia1° 14' 30" N76° 40' 0" W77.0km (47.8 miles)
Chical, Carchi Province, Ecuador0° 56' 6" N78° 11' 23" W97.8km (60.7 miles)
Piedrasentada Cu deposit, Patía, Cauca Department, Colombia2° 6' 0" N76° 52' 59" W111.0km (69.0 miles)
Camumbi River gold placer, Awa Indian Preserve, Carchi Province, Ecuador1° 1' 0" N78° 28' 52" W126.9km (78.8 miles)
Río Pilpe, Guapí, Cauca Department, Colombia2° 18' 23" N77° 42' 56" W126.9km (78.9 miles)
Junin Cu deposit, Imbabura Province, Ecuador0° 19' 59" N78° 34' 59" W168.2km (104.5 miles)
Santiago River placers, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador0° 51' 22" N78° 54' 4" W176.2km (109.5 miles)
Junin Project, Imbabura Province, Ecuador0° 16' 31" N78° 39' 54" W179.4km (111.5 miles)
Pan de Azucar volcano, Napo Province, Ecuador0° 25' 48" S77° 43' 11" W188.0km (116.8 miles)
Sumaco volcano, Napo Province, Ecuador0° 30' 0" S77° 35' 59" W193.4km (120.1 miles)
Ilalo Volcano, Tumbaco, Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador0° 15' 59" S78° 25' 18" W203.4km (126.4 miles)
Pichincha Volcano, Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador0° 10' 12" S78° 36' 48" W208.4km (129.5 miles)
Asnazu Mine, Buenos Aires, Cauca Department, Colombia3° 0' 0" N76° 39' 58" W212.2km (131.8 miles)
Pasochoa Volcano, Pichincha Province, Ecuador0° 27' 44" S78° 28' 50" W225.0km (139.8 miles)
La Plata Mine, Pichincha Province, Ecuador0° 23' 24" S78° 55' 29" W249.9km (155.3 miles)
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View of the Galeras volcano eruption, in 1932.

Galeras volcano, Nariño Department, Colombia
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View of the Galeras volcano eruption, in 1932.

Galeras volcano, Nariño Department, Colombia
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View of the Galeras volcano eruption, in 1932.

Galeras volcano, Nariño Department, Colombia

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
ColombiaCountry
Nariño Department, ColombiaDepartment
North Andes plateTectonic Plate
South AmericaContinent
Andes, South AmericaMountain Range

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Colombia, Nariño, San Juan de Pasto53.21.761.0.0.0
 
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