2023
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Question
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In which country is Nevado del Ruiz, a stratovolcano located in the central part?
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USA
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Congo
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Spain
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Colombia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nevado del Ruiz is a broad, glacier-covered volcano in central Colombia, covering more than 200 km2. It contains the 1-km-wide, 240-m-deep Arenas crater that occupies the summit.
Detailed explanation-2: -The name comes from the Indonesian term where lahars are common volcanic hazards. Nevado del Ruiz generated killer mud flows in 1595 shortly after the arrival of Spanish colonists and again in 1845. Hundreds died in settlements located at the site of Armero.
Detailed explanation-3: -November 2008 Eruption An eruption occurred at Nevado del Huila Volcano in Colombia on Thursday 20th November 2008 at at 21:45 hr.
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