Ubinas volcano
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Ubinas volcano is an active stratovolcano in southern Peru known for its frequent eruptions and status as one of the country's most hazardous volcanoes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ubinas | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| activity |
ash emissions
ⓘ
frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ gas emissions ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | General Sánchez Cerro Province ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary ⓘ |
| belongsToVolcanicArc |
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Peru–Chile volcanic arc
|
| climateImpact | ash plumes occasionally affecting air traffic in southern Peru ⓘ |
| composition | andesitic to dacitic lavas ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| elevation |
5672 m
ⓘ
about 18609 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ |
| eruptiveHistory | historical eruptions recorded since at least the 16th century ⓘ |
| gasEmissionType | sulfur dioxide-rich fumaroles ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| hasCalderaOrCraterLake | occasionally hosts a small acidic crater lake ⓘ |
| hasCrater | summit crater about 1.4 km wide ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall affecting nearby communities
ⓘ
gas pollution ⓘ lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| hazardStatus | one of the most hazardous volcanoes in Peru ⓘ |
| impact |
damage to agriculture and livestock from ash
ⓘ
periodic evacuations of local population ⓘ |
| lastEruptionPeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 16.36°S ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moquegua Region
ⓘ
southern Peru ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 70.90°W ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | Instituto Geofísico del Perú ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Ubinas district ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve
|
| nearSettlement |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
Arequipa city (regional urban center)
Ubinas town ⓘ |
| notableEruption |
2006 eruption
ⓘ
2013–2014 eruption ⓘ 2016–2017 eruption ⓘ 2019 eruption ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high risk volcano in Peru ⓘ |
| summitFeature | steep-sided cone with deep summit crater ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndexRange | VEI 2–3 for typical eruptions ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ubinas