Quezaltepeque

E400279

Quezaltepeque is an alternative name for the San Salvador Volcano, a prominent stratovolcano overlooking El Salvador’s capital city.

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Label Occurrences
Quezaltepeque canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcanic mountain
alsoKnownAs Volcán El Boquerón
San Salvador Volcano
surface form: Volcán de San Salvador
alternativeNameOf San Salvador Volcano
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1893 meters
formedByTectonicSetting subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate
hasClimateZone tropical highland
hasCountryCapitalNearby San Salvador
hasCraterDepth about 500 meters
hasCraterDiameter about 1.5 kilometers
hasCraterName Boquerón
hasEruptionStyle effusive
explosive
hasFeature large summit crater
lava domes
hasGeologicalAge Quaternary
hasHazardType ash fall
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
hasHumanImpactHistory past eruptions affected nearby settlements
hasLastEruptionDate 1917
hasNameEtymology derived from Nahuat language
hasNameMeaning place of the quetzal bird or feathered hill
hasNearbyCity Quezaltepeque municipality
Santa Tecla
hasProtectedArea Parque Nacional El Boquerón
hasRegionalImportance major natural landmark of El Salvador
hasSignificantEruption 1917 eruption
hasSlopeLandUse agriculture
settlements
hasVolcanicArc Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc
hasVolcanicRockType andesite
basaltic andesite
hasVolcanoType stratovolcano
isMonitoredBy Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales de El Salvador
surface form: Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales of El Salvador
isNorthwestOf San Salvador city center
isPartOf Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: El Salvador volcanic chain
isProminentLandmarkOf Metropolitan Area of San Salvador
surface form: San Salvador metropolitan area
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom much of the San Salvador metropolitan area
isWestOf Lake Ilopango
locatedInCountry El Salvador
locatedInDepartment San Salvador Department
locatedNear San Salvador
overlooks San Salvador
partOfMountainRange Cordillera de Apaneca

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San Salvador Volcano alternateName Quezaltepeque
San Salvador Volcano nearbySettlement Quezaltepeque