No, Nevado del Ruiz is not a cinder cone volcano. It is a stratovolcano, which is a large, steep-sided volcano built up of many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.
No, the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 was mainly an explosive eruption that generated pyroclastic flows and lahars by melting snow and ice on the volcano's summit. There was no significant lava eruption during this event.
Ruiz, Nevado del. Ruiz is the northern-most historically active volcano in South America (4.9N, 75.3W).
Nevado del Ruiz is an active volcano. The last erruption occured on November 13, 1985.
Yes. Nevado Del Ruiz is a volcano known for its 1985 eruption which killed well over 20,000 people.
No. It is a stratovolcano.
Nevado del Ruiz is a composite volcano. Additionally, the correct term is cinder cone, not cyclinder.
I don't know Stratovolcano
It is impossible to predict when a volcano's next eruptiopn will be.
July 2, 2012
Nevado del Ruiz is a mainland volcano located in Colombia, South America. It is part of the Andes mountain range and is situated in the central part of the country.
Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano, not a shield volcano. Shield volcanoes are typically broad and have gentle slopes created by low-viscosity lava flows, while stratovolcanoes have steep slopes and are composed of alternating layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash.