Monts Dore volcanic field
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The Monts Dore volcanic field is a large, ancient volcanic massif in France’s Massif Central, characterized by eroded stratovolcanoes, domes, and glacially carved terrain.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monts Dore volcanic massif | 3 |
| Massif Central volcanic system | 1 |
| Mont-Dore volcanic area | 1 |
| Monts Dore volcanic complex | 1 |
| Monts Dore volcanic field canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
volcanic field
ⓘ
volcanic massif ⓘ |
| associatedSpaTown |
La Bourboule
ⓘ
Mont-Dore ⓘ
surface form:
Le Mont-Dore
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dominantVolcanoType |
lava dome complex
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| drainage |
Dordogne River
ⓘ
surface form:
Dordogne River headwaters
|
| eruptionStyle |
effusive
ⓘ
explosive ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Miocene
ⓘ
Pliocene epoch ⓘ
surface form:
Pliocene
Quaternary ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intraplate volcanic province ⓘ |
| geomorphology | deeply eroded volcanic relief ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
U-shaped valleys
ⓘ
cirques ⓘ eroded stratovolcanoes ⓘ glacially carved valleys ⓘ lava domes ⓘ |
| hasGlacialHistory | Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ |
| hasHotSprings | yes ⓘ |
| highestElevation | 1886 m ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Puy de Sancy ⓘ |
| landUse |
hiking
ⓘ
skiing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| lastEruption | Quaternary period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
Massif Central ⓘ Puy-de-Dôme department ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Monts Dore ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Clermont-Ferrand ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
La Bourboule
ⓘ
Mont-Dore ⓘ
surface form:
Le Mont-Dore
|
| notablePeak |
Puy de Sancy
ⓘ
Puy de l'Angle ⓘ Puy de l'Angle ⓘ
surface form:
Puy de la Tâche
|
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massif Central volcanic province
ⓘ
surface form:
French Massif Central volcanic system
|
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Massif Central volcanic province ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Massif Central volcanic system
this entity surface form:
Monts Dore volcanic massif
this entity surface form:
Mont-Dore volcanic area
this entity surface form:
Monts Dore volcanic massif
this entity surface form:
Monts Dore volcanic complex
this entity surface form:
Monts Dore volcanic massif