Volcán San Miguel

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Volcán San Miguel is an active stratovolcano in eastern El Salvador, known for its prominent conical shape and periodic eruptions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Volcán Chaparrastique 1
Volcán San Miguel canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
country El Salvador
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2130 m
approximately 7000 ft
eruptionType explosive eruptions
geologicalSetting subduction-related volcano
hasActivity fumarolic activity
gas emissions
hasAlternateName Chaparrastique
hasClimate tropical climate on lower slopes
hasCrater summit crater
hasEruptionHistory historic eruptions recorded since colonial times
hasHazard ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic activity
hasMorphology symmetrical cone
hasRiskCategory high-risk volcano in El Salvador
hasRockType andesitic lavas
basaltic-andesitic lavas
hasSecondaryFeature flank vents (historically reported)
hasShape conical
hasSlopeUse agriculture on lower slopes
grazing on lower slopes
hasVegetation cultivated land on lower slopes
sparser vegetation near summit
hasVent central vent
hasView views over San Miguel city
views toward Gulf of Fonseca
inVolcanicProvince El Salvador volcanic chain
isActive true
isLandmarkOf San Miguel region
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom large areas of eastern El Salvador
lastNotableEruptions 21st century
locatedIn San Miguel Department NERFINISHED
eastern El Salvador
locatedNear city of San Miguel
locatedOn Pacific Ring of Fire
northwestern flank of the Gulf of Fonseca region
monitoredBy Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador
surface form: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador (MARN)

Salvadoran environmental authorities
Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales de El Salvador
surface form: Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET)
partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc

Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central American Volcanic Belt
tectonicSetting Cocos Plate subducting beneath Caribbean Plate
threatens city of San Miguel
nearby communities
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Referenced by (2)

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

San Miguel alsoKnownAs Volcán San Miguel
Chaparrastique hasAlternativeName Volcán San Miguel
this entity surface form: Volcán Chaparrastique