El Misti volcano
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El Misti volcano is a prominent stratovolcano overlooking the city of Arequipa in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Misti | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Arequipa
|
| alsoKnownAs | Guagua Putina ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 19094 ft
ⓘ
about 5820 m ⓘ |
| formationProcess | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Quaternary period
ⓘ
surface form:
Quaternary
|
| hasActivityStyle |
ash falls
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| hasCrater | summit crater ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | regional symbol of Arequipa ⓘ |
| hasDeposits | tephra layers around Arequipa ⓘ |
| hasEruptionHistory | Holocene eruptions ⓘ |
| hasFeature | symmetrical cone ⓘ |
| hasGlacialFeatures | remnant glacial landforms ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
andesite
ⓘ
dacite ⓘ |
| hasSummit | often snow-covered ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | potentially active ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quechua ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arequipa Region
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
Southern Peru ⓘ
surface form:
southern Peru
|
| locatedOn | western margin of the Altiplano ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Instituto Geofísico del Perú ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the gentleman or the lord (honorific) ⓘ |
| near |
Chili River valley
ⓘ
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Arequipa
|
| partOf | Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ |
| riskTo | Arequipa urban area ⓘ |
| riskType |
ashfall on Arequipa
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic density currents ⓘ |
| summitElevationRank | one of the highest peaks near Arequipa ⓘ |
| tourism | popular mountaineering destination ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
Arequipa metropolitan area
|
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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