Ometepe Island volcanic complex

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The Ometepe Island volcanic complex is a dual-volcano system in Lake Nicaragua, comprising the active Concepción Volcano and the dormant, forested Maderas Volcano that together form Ometepe Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dual-volcano system
volcanic complex
administrativeCountry Nicaragua
surface form: Republic of Nicaragua
climate tropical climate
continent North America
country Nicaragua
culturalSignificance important for local Nicaraguan communities
dominantRockType basaltic-andesitic
economicActivity agriculture
tourism
forms Ometepe Island
geologicalAge Quaternary
geologicalProcess subduction-related volcanism
geomorphology two conical volcanic edifices connected by an isthmus
hasActiveVolcano Concepción Volcano NERFINISHED
hasDormantVolcano Maderas Volcano
hasPart Concepción Volcano NERFINISHED
Maderas Volcano
hazardType ashfall
lahars
volcanic eruptions
islandName Ometepe Island
surface form: Ometepe
islandType volcanic island
lakeName Lake Nicaragua
lakeType freshwater lake
landUse cattle grazing
coffee cultivation on volcanic slopes
plantain cultivation
locatedIn Lake Nicaragua
monitoring monitored by Nicaraguan geological and volcanic institutions
nameEtymology Ometepe Island protected areas network
surface form: Ometepe derives from Nahuatl words for two and mountain
nameLanguage Nahuatl
nearbyWaterBody San Juan River NERFINISHED
notableFeature biodiverse forests on Maderas Volcano
fertile volcanic soils
island formed by two stratovolcanoes rising from a lake
protectedAreaStatus partly protected
region Rivas Department
tectonicSetting Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc
tourism major ecotourism destination
transportAccess ferry connections across Lake Nicaragua
vegetation tropical forest on Maderas Volcano
volcanicActivityStatus historically active
volcanicArc Central American Volcanic Arc
volcanicLandform stratovolcano complex
volcanoCount 2

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Maderas Volcano partOf Ometepe Island volcanic complex
Concepción Volcano formsPartOf Ometepe Island volcanic complex
San José del Sur hasScenicView Ometepe Island volcanic complex
this entity surface form: volcanoes of Ometepe Island