Cosigüina Volcano

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Cosigüina Volcano is a large stratovolcano in northwestern Nicaragua best known for its massive 1835 eruption, one of the most powerful volcanic events of the 19th century.

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Label Occurrences
Cosigüina Volcano canonical 1
volcano Cosigüina 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
volcanic eruption
ashColumnHeight over 40 km
ashDispersal Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Central America NERFINISHED
Colombia NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
century 19th century
country Nicaragua
elevation 872 m
about 2861 ft
eruptionHistory frequent activity before 1835
eruptionType Plinian eruption
globalImpact atmospheric aerosols observed worldwide
gvpId 344010
hasActivity fumarolic activity
seismic activity
hasFeature crater lake
summit caldera
hasHazard ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
volcanic gases
hasView El Salvador NERFINISHED
Gulf of Fonseca NERFINISHED
Honduras NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
isProtectedArea partly within a nature reserve
lastMajorEruptionYear 1835
listedIn Global Volcanism Program NERFINISHED
locatedIn Chinandega Department NERFINISHED
northwestern Nicaragua
locatedOn Cosigüina Peninsula NERFINISHED
monitoringAgency Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales NERFINISHED
nearBodyOfWater Gulf of Fonseca NERFINISHED
nearBorder El Salvador NERFINISHED
Honduras NERFINISHED
notableEruption 1835 eruption of Cosigüina
partOf Nicaragua volcanic chain NERFINISHED
plateBoundary subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate
post1835Activity minor eruptions and fumarolic activity
region Pacific coast of Nicaragua
startDate 1835-01-20
tectonicSetting Central America Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED
vei 5
volcano Cosigüina Volcano NERFINISHED
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

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Chinandega, Nicaragua locatedNear Cosigüina Volcano
Chinandega Department contains Cosigüina Volcano
this entity surface form: volcano Cosigüina