Pichincha

E268277

Pichincha is an active stratovolcano in the Andes of Ecuador, overlooking the capital city of Quito and known for its historic eruptions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pichincha canonical 5
Guagua Pichincha 4
Rucu Pichincha 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
country Ecuador
countryCapitalOverlooked Quito
dominantRockType andesite
dacite
elevation 15695 ft
4784 m
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasCableCarAccess TelefériQo
hasCrater Pichincha volcano
surface form: Guagua Pichincha crater
hasHistoricalSignificance true
hasPart Pichincha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guagua Pichincha

Pichincha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rucu Pichincha

Pichincha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wawa Pichincha
hasSummit Pichincha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guagua Pichincha

Pichincha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rucu Pichincha

Pichincha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wawa Pichincha
hazardType ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
isActive true
isClimbingDestination true
isPartOf Pacific Ring of Fire
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom Quito
lastEruption 1999
latitude approx. 0.17 S
locatedIn Andes
locatedInProvince Pichincha Province
locatedNear Quito
longitude approx. 78.6 W
monitoringAgency Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional
mountainRange Andes
namedAfter Pichincha Province
nearbyCity Quito
nearbyProtectedArea Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua
notableEruption 1660 eruption of Pichincha
1999 eruption of Pichincha
overlooks Quito
partOf Cordillera Occidental
region Northern Andes
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate
South American Plate
volcanicArc Northern Volcanic Zone
volcanoType stratovolcano

Referenced by (15)

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

Cordillera Occidental contains Pichincha
subject surface form: Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
Cordillera Occidental contains Pichincha
subject surface form: Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
this entity surface form: Guagua Pichincha
Cordillera Occidental contains Pichincha
subject surface form: Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
this entity surface form: Rucu Pichincha
Pichincha volcano hasPart Pichincha
this entity surface form: Guagua Pichincha
Pichincha volcano hasPart Pichincha
this entity surface form: Rucu Pichincha
Pichincha hasPart Pichincha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guagua Pichincha
Pichincha hasPart Pichincha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rucu Pichincha
Pichincha hasPart Pichincha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wawa Pichincha
Pichincha hasSummit Pichincha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guagua Pichincha
Pichincha hasSummit Pichincha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rucu Pichincha
Pichincha hasSummit Pichincha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wawa Pichincha