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.

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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

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Popocatépetl alsoKnownAs El Popo
Smoking Mountain hasNickname El Popo