Agrihan volcano
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Agrihan volcano is a large stratovolcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, notable for forming the highest peak in the archipelago and being part of the active Mariana volcanic arc.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agrihan volcano canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaternary volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ subduction-related volcano ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantRockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 3166 feet
ⓘ
approximately 965 metres ⓘ |
| eruptionHistory | Holocene eruptions documented ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct |
andesitic lava
ⓘ
basaltic-andesite lava ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasCaldera |
approximately 1 km wide
ⓘ
partially filled by younger cone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
radial drainage pattern
ⓘ
steep flanks ⓘ |
| hazardPotential | active volcano with potential for future eruptions ⓘ |
| highestPointOf | Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| islandFormedBy | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1917 ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Global Volcanism Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Global Volcanism Program database
|
| locatedIn |
Agrihan Island
ⓘ
Mariana Islands ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Agrihan seamount ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands authorities
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| mountainRange |
Mariana Island Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Islands volcanic chain
|
| partOf |
Izu–Bonin Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system
Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ |
| prominence | approximately 965 metres ⓘ |
| region | western Pacific ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north of Pagan Island
ⓘ
north of Saipan ⓘ |
| summitFeature |
central cone within caldera
ⓘ
large summit caldera ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| topographicType | island volcano ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Mariana Island Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Arc
|
| volcanicHazard |
ashfall potential
ⓘ
lahar potential ⓘ pyroclastic flows potential ⓘ volcanic gas emissions potential ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 0803-10= ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.