Nevado del Tolima
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| height | 5215 m | |
| location | Tolima , Colombia | |
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| Coordinates | 4 ° 40 '24 " N , 75 ° 20' 10" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 1943 | |
The Nevado del Tolima ( 5215 m , 5274 m , 5230 m ), named after the department of the same name, is next to the Nevado del Ruiz and the Nevado de Santa Isabel one of the three large volcanoes in the Colombian National Park Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados in the Central Cordillera , Located on the territory of the municipalities of Ibagué and Anzoátegui in the Tolima department .
In 1909 the height of the Nevado del Tolima was given as 5616 m . Current values are a little over 5200 m , the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithonian Institution gives 5215 m , a private GPS measurement resulted in correspondingly 5230 m . It is in the nature of things that the height of glaciated volcanoes can change.
The summit area is covered with eternal snow due to its height. The area of the ice and snow cap in 2011 was 2.328 km².
With its regular cone shape, the Nevado del Tolima is a popular destination for alpinists . The normal route leads from the south side to the summit. A very early, proven ascent of the summit took place on January 2, 1940 by Horst Martin and Rudolf Meinhold .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nevado del Tolima in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- ↑ Nevado del Tolima on summitpost (English)
- ↑ private GPS measurement
- ↑ Tolĭma . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 19, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909, p. 595 .
- ↑ Rudolf Meinhold's estate, Bad Berka 2006
Web links
- Nevado del Tolima in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Nevado del Tolima on summitpost (English)