Volcán de Fuego
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Volcán de Fuego is an active stratovolcano in the Mexican state of Colima, known as one of the most frequently erupting and potentially dangerous volcanoes in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volcán de Fuego canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical to subtropical highland ⓘ |
| composition |
andesite
ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ |
| considered |
one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico
ⓘ
one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Mexico ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| coveredBy | vegetation on lower slopes ⓘ |
| dangerousPhenomena |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic density currents ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 12664 ft
ⓘ
approximately 3860 m ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
frequent eruptions
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ persistent degassing ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| hasCrater | summit crater ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicHazardZones | exclusion zones around the cone ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| languageName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptions |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
state of Colima
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Colima
western Mexico ⓘ |
| monitoring | monitored by Mexican geological and civil protection agencies ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Mountain of Fire
ⓘ
surface form:
Volcano of Fire
|
| near |
Colima City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Colima
Ciudad Guzmán ⓘ Colima Volcano ⓘ
surface form:
Colima Volcano complex
Comala ⓘ Colima Volcano ⓘ
surface form:
Nevado de Colima
|
| notableFor |
ash plumes affecting nearby communities
ⓘ
frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ lava dome growth and collapse ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| region |
South region of Jalisco
ⓘ
surface form:
Colima-Jalisco border region
|
| riskTo |
agricultural areas around the volcano
ⓘ
nearby towns in Colima ⓘ |
| slopeFeatures | lava flows on flanks ⓘ |
| tectonicInteraction | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | North American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
|
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.