Apoyeque Volcano
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Apoyeque Volcano is a large, water-filled caldera and active volcanic complex forming part of the Chiltepe Peninsula in western Nicaragua.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apoyeque volcano | 2 |
| Apoyeque Volcano canonical | 1 |
| Apoyeque-Chiltepe volcanic complex | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcanic complex
ⓘ
caldera ⓘ volcano ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| age | Holocene ⓘ |
| calderaDiameter | approximately 2.8 km ⓘ |
| calderaFill | water ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| elevation |
518 m
ⓘ
approximately 1700 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionType | explosive eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionVEI | VEI 6 (approximate, for major Holocene eruption) ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasCalderaDepth | approximately 400 m ⓘ |
| hasCraterLakeName | Laguna de Apoyeque ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater lake
ⓘ
water-filled caldera ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | steep-walled caldera ⓘ |
| hasPotentialHazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ tsunamis in Lake Managua ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
andesite
ⓘ
dacite ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingLandUse | protected area ⓘ |
| hasType |
caldera lake system
ⓘ
stratovolcano remnants ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| isConsidered | potentially dangerous volcano ⓘ |
| isInCountry |
Nicaragua
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Nicaragua
|
| isMonitoredBy | Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Apoyeque Volcano
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Apoyeque-Chiltepe volcanic complex
Chiltepe Peninsula volcanoes ⓘ
surface form:
Nicaraguan volcanic chain
|
| lastEruption | circa 50 BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiltepe Peninsula
ⓘ
western Nicaragua ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Chiltepe Peninsula ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Central American Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Central America Volcanic Arc
|
| near |
Lake Managua
ⓘ
Managua ⓘ |
| overlooks | Lake Managua ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| partOf | Chiltepe Peninsula Natural Reserve ⓘ |
| proximityToPopulationCenter | near densely populated Managua metropolitan area ⓘ |
| region | Managua Department ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apoyeque volcano
this entity surface form:
Apoyeque volcano
this entity surface form:
Apoyeque-Chiltepe volcanic complex