The Galeras Volcano in southern Columbia is an active stratovolano volcano.
Galeras is a Strato/Composite volcano because of it's gently sloping sides.
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The last known eruption of the Guam volcano occurred approximately 1.8 million years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. However, there is no current active volcanic activity on Guam or any active volcanoes on the island.
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.
An eruption from the side of a volcano is called a lateral eruption. This usually happens at rift zones where a volcano breaks apart. It is also called a flank eruption. If the volcano is explosive, it may also be called a lateral blast.
Galeras Volcano is on the Nazca and the South American plates. It is a convergent boundary and a strato volcano.
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Galeras is a Strato/Composite volcano because of it's gently sloping sides.
The type of eruption that a composite volcano has is lava flow with cinders and bombs in an explosive eruption
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Mauna Loa type of volcano
The last known eruption of the Guam volcano occurred approximately 1.8 million years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. However, there is no current active volcanic activity on Guam or any active volcanoes on the island.
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.
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
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