Taʻū Island volcanic edifice
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The Taʻū Island volcanic edifice is the large shield volcano that forms most of Taʻū Island in American Samoa, including its highest peak, Lata Mountain.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shield volcano
ⓘ
volcanic edifice ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Eastern District, American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | basalt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantRockType | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| elevationOfHighestPoint_m | 931 ⓘ |
| erodedFlanks | yes ⓘ |
| eruptiveStyle | effusive ⓘ |
| forms | most of the land area of Taʻū Island ⓘ |
| formsMostOf | Taʻū Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Holocene
ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasFeature | radial valleys ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Lata Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Taʻū Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | broad shield ⓘ |
| hasPeak | Lata Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelief | steep sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature | Lata Mountain summit area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointOf | Taʻū Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes | Lata Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| islandFormed | Taʻū Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastEruption | Holocene ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Samoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuʻa Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Taʻū Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manuʻa Islands volcanic complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samoa hotspot track NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Oceania
ⓘ
Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate hotspot ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Samoa hotspot ⓘ |
| volcanoType | shield volcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.