Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is a major east–west volcanic mountain range across central-southern Mexico, known for its high concentration of active and dormant volcanoes and significant geological and ecological diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
physiographic province
volcanic belt
alsoKnownAs Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
surface form: Eje Neovolcánico

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
surface form: Eje Volcánico Transversal
contains Ceboruco
Cofre de Perote
Colima Volcano
Iztaccíhuatl
La Malinche
Colima Volcano
surface form: Nevado de Colima

Nevado de Toluca
Parícutin
Pico de Orizaba
Popocatépetl
Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
Valley of Mexico
surface form: Valle de México
country Mexico
extendsFrom Pacific Ocean
extendsTo Gulf of Mexico
formedBySubductionOf Cocos Plate
Rivera Plate
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasVolcanoStatus active volcanoes
dormant volcanoes
extinct volcanoes
highestPoint Pico de Orizaba
highestPointElevation 5636 m
influences Mexican Plateau
climate of central Mexico
hydrology of central Mexico
knownFor ecological diversity
geological diversity
high volcanic activity
locatedIn central Mexico
southern Mexico
mainRockType andesite
basalt
dacite
orientation east–west
overlies North American Plate
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
surface form: Circum-Pacific Belt

North American Cordillera
passesThrough Guanajuato
Jalisco
Michoacán
Morelos
State of Mexico
surface form: México State

Puebla
Querétaro
Tlaxcala
Veracruz
tectonicSetting subduction zone
volcanismType calc-alkaline volcanism

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Las Altas Montañas region of Veracruz locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Desierto de los Leones National Park partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ocoyoacac locatedInMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ajusco partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
American Cordillera hasPart Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Pacific margin of the Americas includesFeature Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Toluca Valley partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Puebla Valley partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Range of the Crosses locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Range of the Crosses mountainSystem Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Jalisco Block associatedWith Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (western segment)
Cerro La Catedral partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Lerma River basin collectsWaterFrom Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Tlaxcala City locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt region
Basin of Pátzcuaro ecologicalZone Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: Mexican Transvolcanic Belt
Mount Tlaloc locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ciénega region locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt region
Pátzcuaro locatedInMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt region
Sierra Nevada volcanic range partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Cocos–North America plate boundary associatedWith Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: Mexican volcanic arc
Cocos–North America plate boundary associatedWith Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra de Guadalupe partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
City of Puebla region Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Monte de las Cruces partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Monte de las Cruces mountain pass locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Paracho locatedInGeographicalFeature Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Angangueo locatedInMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Lake Zirahuén locatedInMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
La Malinche locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
La Malinche mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra Negra (Puebla) locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra Negra (Puebla) mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra Negra (Puebla) volcanicArc Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Veracruz–Mexico City route traverses Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
this entity surface form: eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Pedregal de San Ángel lava field partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ajusco volcanic region partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Lake Pátzcuaro locatedInRegion Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Cofre de Perote National Park partOfMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Nauhcampatépetl isPartOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Smoking Mountain locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Smoking Mountain mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Smoking Mountain hasVolcanicArc Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
El Popo locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Don Goyo partOfMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Pico de Orizaba region mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Cofre de Perote volcano locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject surface form: Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote volcano mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject surface form: Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote volcano isLandmarkOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject surface form: Cofre de Perote
Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt