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Mapa de Amenaza Volcánica del Galeras Versión 2007

Galeras Volcanic Hazard Map Version 2007

Galeras, Colombia, 2007

Instituto Colombiano de Geología y Minería (INGEOMINAS). (2007). Mapa de Amenaza Volcánicas de Galeras. Atlas de Amenaza Volcanica Versión 2007.



This map was produced by an official agency, but is NOT the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.


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Simplified, modified, or derived from:

Map Data

Map ID1260
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Shockwaves; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level- and process-focused: Hazards are both combined by hazard level and separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983); FLOW2D or FLOW3D (Sheridan & Macías 1992; Kover 1995); Prandl-Meyer shockwave model (White 1985)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSpecific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
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