Galeras Volcano is on the Nazca and the South American plates. It is a convergent boundary and a strato volcano.
the name of all 13 plates are:juan de fuca plate,coco's plate,pacific plate,nazca plate,Caribbean plate,north America plate,south America plate,scotia plate,African plate,eurasian plate,Arabian plate,antarctic plate,indo-Australian plate,phillippine plate
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1. Pacific Plate and North American Plate 2. China Plate and Pacific Plate 3. Australian Plate and Pacific Plate 4. South American Plate and Nazca Plate 5. Eurasian Plate and African Plate 6. Eurasian Plate and Arabian Plate 7. Eurasian Plate and Australian PLATE 8. Scotia Plate and Antarctic Plate
The eight minor tectonic plates are not typically shown on the major tectonic plate maps. They are the Arabian Plate, Caribbean Plate, Cocos Plate, Indian Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate, Nazca Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, and the Scotia Plate.
The crustal plate found between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate is the Antarctic Plate.
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Galeras Volcano is formed along Nazca and South American plates. It is a convergent boundary and is oceanic-continental. If you need more info. Go to geology.com
Galeras tragedy happened in 1993.
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The area of Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park is 2,067.49 square kilometers.
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Galeras is a Strato/Composite volcano because of it's gently sloping sides.
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Galeras has shown large-scale eruptions with significant destruction in the past, including pyroclastic flows, ashfall, and lahars. These eruptions have impacted nearby towns and cities, causing loss of life, property damage, and displacement of populations. Galeras remains an active and potentially hazardous volcano.
Galeras volcano is known to have had both explosive and effusive eruptions in the past. It has been classified as a stratovolcano, which means it can exhibit a range of eruption types, including explosive eruptions with ash and pyroclastic flows, as well as effusive eruptions with lava flows.
In the 1993 Galeras eruption, a total of nine people died, including six volcanologists and three tourists who were near the summit at the time of the eruption.