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Colima volcano as seen by the Landsat satellite. The Volcán de Colima, 3,820 m (12,530 ft), also known as Volcán de Fuego, is part of the Colima Volcanic Complex (CVC) consisting of Volcán de Colima, Nevado de Colima (Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo ðe koˈlima] ⓘ) [3] and the eroded El Cántaro (listed as extinct).
Nevado de Colima is older and inactive. Volcán de Fuego is Mexico's most active volcano. [2] The park adjoins El Jabalí Flora and Fauna Protection Area on the southwest. Bosque Mesófilo Nevado de Colima State Park in Jalisco is composed of four separate enclaves which adjoin the national park on the east and west flanks of the two peaks. [1]
There are two peaks in the Colima volcano complex: Nevado de Colima (4,330 m), which is older and inactive, lies 5 km north of the younger and very active 3,860 m Volcán de Colima (also called Volcán de Fuego de Colima).
Volcán de Fuego (Spanish pronunciation: [bolˈkan de ˈfweɣo]; Spanish for "Volcano of Fire", often shortened to Fuego) or Chi Q'aq' (Kaqchikel for "where the fire is") is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.
At the very north of the state, the border is marked by two volcanoes. The Colima Volcano, also called the Volcán de Fuego, is active and the Nevado de Colima is not. The Nevado de Colima is taller at 4,271 m (14,013 ft) and gives its name to the national park that surrounds it.
Volcán de Colima [60] Mexico 1585 4 Volcán de Fuego [25] Guatemala 1581 4 Katla [56] Iceland 1580 6 Billy Mitchell [126] Papua New Guinea 1580 5 Água de Pau [127] Azores, Portugal 1563 4 Katla [56] Iceland 1550 4 Cotopaxi [80] Ecuador 1534 4 Cotopaxi [80] Ecuador 1532 4 Hekla [38] Iceland 1510 4 Katla [56] Iceland 1500
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
Volcán Tajumulco. It is the highest point and highest volcano in Central America; Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga) Volcán Santa María; designated a Decade Volcano. It has a smaller peak called Santiaguito. Volcán Siete Orejas; Volcán San Pedro; Volcán Atitlán; Volcán Tolimán; Acatenango; Volcán de Fuego. It erupted in June 2018 ...