Nevado del Ruiz

[ ne-vah-thawthel rwees ]

/ nɛˈvɑ ðɔ ðɛl ˈrwis /

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a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5,401 meters).

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