Sabancaya volcano

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active volcano stratovolcano

Sabancaya volcano is an active stratovolcano in southern Peru’s Andes, known for frequent explosive eruptions and significant ash emissions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sabancaya 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
activityStatus active ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
countrySubdivision Arequipa Region ⓘ
surface form: Arequipa Department
dominantRockType andesite ⓘ
dacite ⓘ
eruptionColumnHeight up to several kilometers ⓘ
eruptionProducts andesitic lava ⓘ
ash ⓘ
dacitic lava ⓘ
volcanic bombs ⓘ
eruptionStyle Strombolian ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ
explosive ⓘ
firstHistoricalEruptionCentury 18th century ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
gvpId 354020 ⓘ
hasCrater summit crater ⓘ
hasGlacialFeatures yes ⓘ
hasLavaDome yes ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
knownFor frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ
significant ash emissions ⓘ
lastEruptionPeriod 2016–ongoing ⓘ
listedIn Global Volcanism Program ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Southern Peru ⓘ
locatedNearCity Arequipa ⓘ
monitoringAgency INGEMMET ⓘ
Instituto Geofísico del Perú ⓘ
mountainRange Andes ⓘ
surface form: Central Andes
near Ampato volcano ⓘ
Colca Canyon ⓘ
Hualca Hualca volcano ⓘ
notableEruptionPeriod 1986–1998 ⓘ
partOf Ampato volcano ⓘ
surface form: Ampato-Sabancaya volcanic complex
province Caylloma Province ⓘ
region Arequipa Region ⓘ
summitElevation about 19577 ft ⓘ
about 5967 m ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ
volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
volcanicBelt Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
volcanoNumber 354020 ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Andean Volcanic Belt → contains → Sabancaya volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sabancaya
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes → contains → Sabancaya volcano ⓘ