Volcán Tacaná

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Volcán Tacaná is a prominent stratovolcano on the Mexico–Guatemala border, known as one of the highest peaks in Central America and part of the Central America Volcanic Arc.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tacaná Volcano 3
Volcán Tacaná canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international mountain
mountain
stratovolcano
coordinates 15.13°N 92.11°W
country Guatemala
Mexico
elevation 13425 ft
4092 m
eruptiveStyle Strombolian to Vulcanian
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasBiodiversity cloud forest ecosystems
high endemism of flora and fauna
hasClimbingRoute from San Marcos Department, Guatemala
from Unión Juárez, Chiapas
hasGlacialFeatures no permanent glaciers
hasSummitCrater yes
hazardType explosive eruptions
isHighestPointOf Chiapas
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
isOneOfHighest Central America
languageOfToponym Spanish
lastEruption 1986
listedIn Ultra-prominent peaks of Central America
locatedIn Central America
locatedInProtectedArea Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacaná
surface form: Volcán Tacaná Biosphere Reserve
locatedOnBorderOf Guatemala
Mexico
monitoringAgency INSIVUMEH
surface form: INSIVUMEH (Guatemala)

Servicio Sismológico Nacional
surface form: Servicio Sismológico Nacional (Mexico)
mountainRange Sierra Madre de Chiapas
nearbySettlement Tacaná, Guatemala
Unión Juárez
otherName Tacaná Volcano NERFINISHED
partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc
prominence 2010 m
protectedArea Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacaná
region Chiapas
San Marcos Department NERFINISHED
summitFeatures multiple lava domes
summitView Pacific coastal plain
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
topographicIsolation >100 km
typicalAccessSeason dry season
UNESCODesignationYear 2006
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve
surface form: Man and the Biosphere Reserve
volcanicArcOrBelt Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc
volcanoNumber 1402-03

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ultras of North America includesPeak Volcán Tacaná
Sierra Madre de Chiapas highestPoint Volcán Tacaná
this entity surface form: Tacaná Volcano
Sierra Madre de Chiapas contains Volcán Tacaná
this entity surface form: Tacaná Volcano
San Marcos Department contains Volcán Tacaná
this entity surface form: Tacaná Volcano