Northern Volcanic Zone

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Map of the major Colombian volcanoes

Map showing the location of the mayor volcanoes in Ecuador.

The Northern Volcanic Zone (NVZ) is a volcanic arc in northwestern South America and one of the four volcanic zones of the Andes. The Northern Volcanic Zone extends from Colombia to Ecuador and include all volcanoes on the continental mainland of these countries. The volcanic arc has formed due to subduction of the Nazca Plate under western South America.

Volcanoes

• Antisana
• Cayambe
• Cotopaxi
• Galeras
• Huila
• Pichincha
• Reventador
• Ruiz
• Sangay
• Tolima
• Tungurahua

External links

• B and 11B behaviour in the Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes. Insights on the devolatilization of the slab and related magma genesis processes.

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