Northern Volcanic Zone

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The Northern Volcanic Zone is a major segment of the Andes characterized by active stratovolcanoes and frequent volcanic activity across Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Northern Volcanic Zone canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf segment of the Andes
volcanic arc
characterizedBy active stratovolcanoes
frequent volcanic activity
countryContainsSegment Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia

Ecuador
surface form: Republic of Ecuador

Peru
surface form: Republic of Peru
dominantMagmaComposition andesitic
dacitic
eruptionStyle explosive
extendsAcross Colombia
Ecuador
northern Peru
formsPartOf Pacific Ring of Fire
geologicAge Cenozoic
hasNotableEruption 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption
1999 Reventador eruption
1999–2000 Galeras eruptions
2006 Tungurahua eruption sequence
hasVolcano Azufral
Cayambe
Cerro Auquihuato
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer
Chimborazo
Cotopaxi (volcano)
surface form: Cotopaxi

Cumbal
Doña Juana
Galeras
Huaynaputina
Nevado del Huila volcano
surface form: Nevado del Huila

Nevado del Ruiz
Pichincha
Reventador
Sangay
Tungurahua
hazardType ash fall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
locatedIn Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

South America
monitoredBy Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional
surface form: Instituto Geofísico Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Instituto Geológico, Minero y Metalúrgico
surface form: Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico of Peru

Servicio Geológico Colombiano
northOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
surface form: Central Volcanic Zone
partOf Andean Volcanic Belt
southOf North Andean Block volcanic centers
subductionOf Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
volcanicTypeDominant stratovolcanoes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Andean Volcanic Belt hasSegment Northern Volcanic Zone
Doña Juana partOf Northern Volcanic Zone
El Altar volcanicArcOrBelt Northern Volcanic Zone
Pichincha volcanicArc Northern Volcanic Zone
Sincholagua volcanicArcOrBelt Northern Volcanic Zone