Romeral (volcano)

Romeral
Romeral Location in Colombia
Highest point
Elevation	3,858 m (12,657 ft)
Coordinates	5°12′22″N 75°21′50″W / 5.206°N 75.364°W / 5.206; -75.364Coordinates: 5°12′22″N 75°21′50″W / 5.206°N 75.364°W / 5.206; -75.364
Geography
Location	Colombia
Parent range	Cordillera Central
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	5950 BCE ± 500 years

Romeral is a stratovolcano located in Caldas Department, Colombia.

It is the northernmost Holocene volcano of South America, of the Andean Volcanic Belt.

References

Andean volcanoes

Northern Volcanic Zone (6° N–3° S)	Romeral Nevado del Ruiz Nevado del Tolima Nevado del Huila Puracé Doña Juana Galeras Cayambe Reventador Pichincha Antisana Aliso Soche Illiniza Cotopaxi Quilotoa Chimborazo Tungurahua Sangay

Central Volcanic Zone (15°–27° S)	Auquihuato Firura Sara Sara Solimana Coropuna Hualca Hualca Sabancaya Huambo volcanic field Ampato Andagua volcanic field Chachani Misti Ubinas Huaynaputina Ticsani Tutupaca Yucamane Tacora Parinacota Irruputuncu Azufre Sairecabur Pacana Licancabur Lascar Llullaillaco Galán San Francisco Ojos del Salado

Southern Volcanic Zone (33°–46° S)	Tupungato Tupungatito Maipo Calabozos Descabezado Grande Cerro Azul Nevado de Longaví Nevados de Chillán Antuco Copahue Callaqui Lonquimay Llaima Sollipulli Villarrica Quetrupillán Lanín Mocho-Choshuenco Carrán-Los Venados Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Casablanca Osorno Calbuco Hornopirén Huequi Michinmahuida Chaitén Corcovado Cay Macá Hudson

Austral Volcanic Zone (49°–55° S)	Lautaro Viedma Aguilera Reclus Burney Fueguino

Note: volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south

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