Tungurahua

E256255

active volcano stratovolcano

Tungurahua is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador known for its frequent eruptions and prominent role in the Andean volcanic arc.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tungurahua canonical	5
Tungurahua volcano	4

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ
activityStatus	active ⓘ
composition	andesitic lava ⓘ basaltic-andesitic lava ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Ecuador ⓘ
elevation	5023 m ⓘ about 16480 ft ⓘ
eruptionFrequency	frequent eruptions in late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ
eruptionStyle	Strombolian ⓘ Vulcanian ⓘ explosive ⓘ
geologicalSetting	subduction-related volcano above the Nazca–South American plate boundary ⓘ
globalVolcanismProgramID	352080 ⓘ
hasCrater	summit crater ⓘ
hasEvacuationHistory	yes, repeated evacuations of Baños and nearby areas ⓘ
hazard	ash fall ⓘ lahars ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ
lastMajorEruptivePeriod	1999–2016 ⓘ
latitude	approximately -1.47 ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ central Ecuador ⓘ
longitude	approximately -78.44 ⓘ
monitoringAgency	Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional ⓘ
mountainRange	Cordillera Oriental ⓘ
nameMeaning	“Throat of Fire” in Quichua ⓘ
nearCity	Ambato ⓘ Baños de Agua Santa ⓘ
nearRiver	Pastaza River ⓘ
notableEruption	1999 eruption ⓘ 2006 eruption ⓘ 2010 eruption ⓘ
partOf	Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
province	Chimborazo Province ⓘ Tungurahua Province ⓘ
summitGlacierStatus	largely melted due to recent activity ⓘ
summitShape	steep-sided cone ⓘ
threatens	Baños de Agua Santa ⓘ surrounding Andean communities ⓘ
volcanicArc	Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ surface form: Andean volcanic arc
volcanicExplosivityIndexMax	VEI 4 (historical eruptions) ⓘ
volcanoType	stratovolcano ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes → containsVolcano → Tungurahua ⓘ

Andean Volcanic Belt → contains → Tungurahua ⓘ

Tungurahua Province → namedAfter → Tungurahua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tungurahua volcano

Tungurahua Province → hasVolcano → Tungurahua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tungurahua volcano

Sangay National Park → hasVolcano → Tungurahua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tungurahua volcano

Penipe → near → Tungurahua ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tungurahua volcano

Penipe → hasVolcanoNearby → Tungurahua ⓘ

Avenue of the Volcanoes → hasVolcano → Tungurahua ⓘ

Northern Volcanic Zone → hasVolcano → Tungurahua ⓘ