Uturuncu
E300970
Uturuncu is a dormant stratovolcano in southwestern Bolivia, notable for its high elevation and signs of ongoing ground uplift that suggest potential magmatic activity beneath it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uturuncu canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ volcano ⓘ |
| age | Pleistocene to Holocene ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Andean ignimbrite province
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano-Puna magma body
|
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 19708 ft
ⓘ
about 6008 m ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
continental arc
ⓘ
subduction-related volcano ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fumaroles
ⓘ
hydrothermal activity ⓘ lava domes ⓘ lava flows ⓘ two main summits ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
potential ashfall
ⓘ
potential future explosive eruptions ⓘ potential pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
geodetic monitoring
ⓘ
geophysical imaging ⓘ petrological studies ⓘ seismic monitoring ⓘ |
| isConsidered | potentially active volcano ⓘ |
| lastEruption |
Holocene
ⓘ
within the last few hundred thousand years ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano-Puna region
Andes ⓘ Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ Potosí Department ⓘ South America ⓘ southwestern Bolivia ⓘ |
| near |
Salar de Lípez
ⓘ
Salar de Uyuni ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean Central Volcanic Zone volcanic chain
|
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
dacite ⓘ |
| showsPhenomenon |
crustal inflation
ⓘ
ground uplift ⓘ surface deformation ⓘ |
| status | dormant ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| upliftDetectionMethod |
GPS
ⓘ
InSAR ⓘ |
| upliftInterpretation | magmatic intrusion at depth ⓘ |
| upliftRate | on the order of 1–2 cm per year ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.