![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Eje_Neovolc%25C3%25A1nico_Mexico.jpg/640px-Eje_Neovolc%25C3%25A1nico_Mexico.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Active volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Sierra Nevada (disambiguation).
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Spanish: Eje Volcánico Transversal), also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the Sierra Nevada (Snowy Mountain Range),[4] is an active volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico. Several of its highest peaks have snow all year long, and during clear weather, they are visible to a large percentage of those who live on the many high plateaus from which these volcanoes rise.
Quick Facts Type, Overlies ...
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | |
---|---|
Stratigraphic range: Neogene to Quaternary | |
![]() Six Mexican Volcanoes Left to right Iztaccíhuatl, Popocatépetl, Matlalcueitl (Malinche), Nauhcampatépetl (Cofre de Perote, most distant), Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba), Sierra Negra | |
Type | Volcanic arc[1] |
Overlies | Sierra Madre Occidental[1][2] |
Area | 160,000 kilometres (99,000 mi)2 [1] |
Thickness | East of 101°W 50-55 km[1] West of 101°W 35-40 km[1] |
Location | |
Coordinates | 19.03°N 97.27°W / 19.03; -97.27. |
Region | Central Mexico |
Country | Mexico |
Extent | 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) [3] |
![]() |
Close