Galeras

Galeras is an active stratovolcano in the department of , near the departmental capital Pasto. Its summit rises 4,276 metres above sea level.
  • Volcano rising to 4,276 metres (14,029 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Urcunina”
  • Description: volcanic mountain in Colombia
  • Also known as
    “El Galera”
    “Galeras Volcano”
    “Volcán de El Galeras”
    “Volcán de Pasto”
    “Volcan Galeras”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nariño and Pasto.
Town
is a town and municipality in the , .
8 km north of Galeras
is a city in the southwest of .
Town
is a town and municipality in the , Colombia.
10 km northwest of Galeras
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Latitude
1.22153° or 1° 13′ 18″ north
Longitude
-77.35896° or 77° 21′ 32″ west
Open location code
67H46JCR+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = volcano
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Galeras” goes by many names.
GalerasAfrikaans
غاليراArabic
ԳալերասArmenian
GalerasAsturian
Galeras sumendiaBasque
ГалерасBulgarian
GalerasCatalan
Volcán GalerasCebuano
加勒拉斯火山Chinese
GalerasCroatian
GalerasCzech
UrcuninaCzech
GalerasDutch
Volcán GalerasDutch
جاليراEgyptian Arabic
GalerasEsperanto
Galerase vulkaanEstonian
GalerasFaroese
GalerasFinnish
GalerasGalician
Volcán GalerasGalician
გალერასიGeorgian
ურსუნინაGeorgian
גלראסHebrew
GalerasHungarian
GalerasIndonesian
Gunung GalerasIndonesian
GalerasItalian
ガレラスJapanese
ガレラス山Japanese
ガレラス火山Japanese
갈레라스 화산Korean
GalerasLadin
GalerasLithuanian
GalerasasLithuanian
ГалерасMacedonian
GalerasMalay
GalerasNorwegian
GalerasNorwegian Bokmål
ГалерасOssetian
آتشفشان گالراسPersian
گالراسPersian
GalerasPolish
ГалерасRussian
GalerasSlovak
GalerasSwedish
GalerasTurkish
ГалерасUkrainian
ҐалерасUkrainian
GalerasVenetian
GalerasVietnamese
加勒拉斯火山Wu Chinese

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Nariño: Highlights

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