El Popo
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El Popo is the colloquial name for Popocatépetl, one of Mexico’s most active and iconic volcanoes located near Mexico City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Popo canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary volcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Popocatépetl
ⓘ
surface form:
El Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl ⓘ
surface form:
Popocatepetl
Popocatépetl ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
sacred mountain in pre-Hispanic cultures
ⓘ
subject of Aztec legends ⓘ |
| elevation |
17799 feet
ⓘ
5426 meters ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath North American Plate ⓘ |
| forms | part of the Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
intermittent ash plumes
ⓘ
persistent gas and steam emissions ⓘ |
| hasCraterDiameter | approximately 400–600 meters ⓘ |
| hasEruptions | frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater with persistent fumarolic activity
ⓘ
glacier remnants ⓘ symmetrical cone ⓘ |
| hasMonitoringSystem | volcanic alert traffic light system ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
highest peaks in Mexico
ⓘ
most active volcanoes in Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morelos
ⓘ
Puebla (state) ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla
State of Mexico ⓘ Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mexico City ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
CENAPRED
ⓘ
National Autonomous University of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
UNAM
|
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada (Mexico) ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | smoking mountain ⓘ |
| near | Iztaccíhuatl ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park ⓘ |
| rank |
second highest peak in Mexico
ⓘ
second highest volcano in Mexico ⓘ |
| type | andesitic volcano ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexico City metropolitan area
Puebla metropolitan area ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.