Cerro Negro

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Cerro Negro is an active cinder cone volcano in western Nicaragua, known for its frequent eruptions and for being a popular site for volcano boarding.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cerro Negro canonical 2
Cerro Negro Volcano 2
Cerro Negro volcano 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
cinder cone
volcano
color black
composition basaltic tephra
country Nicaragua
discoveredAsVolcano 1850 eruption
distanceFrom about 25 km east of León
elevation 728 m
about 2400 ft
eruptionType Strombolian
firstEruption 1850
formedBy successive eruptions since 1850
hasEruptedIn 1867
1899
1914
1923
1947
1968
1969
1992
1995
hazard ash fall
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
languageOfName Spanish
lastEruption 1999
locatedIn León Department NERFINISHED
western Nicaragua
monitoringBy Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies
mountainRange Cordillera de los Maribios
nameMeaning Black Hill NERFINISHED
nearCity León NERFINISHED
Malpaisillo ONNED1
notableFor frequent eruptions
volcano boarding
partOf Central America
Central American Volcanic Arc
region Pacific volcanic chain of Nicaragua
slopeUse sandboarding
surfaceMaterial loose volcanic ash
volcanic cinders
touristActivity hiking
volcano boarding
touristAttractionFor adventure tourism
volcanoType cinder cone volcano
youngestVolcanoIn Nicaragua NERFINISHED

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Momotombo hasNearbyVolcano Cerro Negro
Chinandega, Nicaragua locatedNear Cerro Negro
this entity surface form: Cerro Negro Volcano
León hasNearby Cerro Negro
this entity surface form: Cerro Negro volcano
León Department contains Cerro Negro
this entity surface form: Cerro Negro volcano
Cerro exampleUsageInToponym Cerro Negro
western Nicaragua hasVolcano Cerro Negro
subject surface form: Western Nicaragua
this entity surface form: Cerro Negro Volcano