Nevado El Cisne

Nevado El Cisne
Nevado El Cisne

Location of Nevado El Cisne, Colombia

Highest point
Elevation 4,636 m (15,210 ft) [1]
Coordinates 04°49′48″N 75°25′20″W / 4.83000°N 75.42222°W / 4.83000; -75.42222Coordinates: 04°49′48″N 75°25′20″W / 4.83000°N 75.42222°W / 4.83000; -75.42222 [2]
Geography
Location Caldas/Tolima, Colombia
Parent range Cordillera Central, Andes

The Nevado El Cisne (English: The Swan) is a mountain in the Central Cordillera of the Andes in Colombia. Its summit is at an altitude of 4636 metres.[1] The mountain is one of the five lava domes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano complex.[2] Despite the nevado part of the name indicating a permanently snow-capped mountain, the summit of El Cisne is now below the permanent snow line as a result of global warming, and it is no longer considered a true nevado.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Pollard, Peter (2000). Colombia Handbook (2nd ed.). Bath: Footprint Handbooks Limited. p. 297. ISBN 1-900949-71-7.
  2. 1 2 "Nevado del Ruiz: Synonyms and Subfeatures", Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
  3. ↑ "Ruiz-Tolima Volcanic Massif", US Geological Survey

See also

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