Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Eje Volcánico Transversal) also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the Sierra Nevada (Snowy Mountain Range),[1] is a volcanic belt that extends 900 km from west to east across central-southern Mexico.
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Map of Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.
Several of its highest peaks have snow all year long, and during clear weather, they can be seen bythose who live in Mexico on the many high plateaus from which these volcanoes rise.
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Media
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Major active volcanoes of Mexico. From west to east, volcanoes part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic belt are Nevado de Colima, Parícutin, Popocatépetl, and Pico de Orizaba.
Pico de Orizaba y los Eje Neovolcánico — visto desde el Cofre de Perote. Nevada del 23 de Febrero del 2009, fotos del 24 de Febrero del 2009..
References
- ↑ Delgado de Cantú, Gloria M. (2003). México, estructuras, política, económica y social. Pearson Educación. ISBN 9789702603573.
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