Pagan
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Pagan is a volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands known for its active stratovolcanoes and history of significant eruptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pagan canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| access | primarily by boat or chartered aircraft ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 570 meters ⓘ |
| evacuationEvent | 1981 evacuation due to eruption ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
black sand beaches
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ |
| hasGeologicFeature |
caldera
ⓘ
lava flows of various ages ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Pagan ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
copra production ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfFormerResidents |
Carolinian
ⓘ
Chamorro ⓘ |
| hasMajorEruption | 1981 eruption ⓘ |
| hasMultipleCones | true ⓘ |
| hasNorthVolcano | North Pagan Volcano ⓘ |
| hasRunway | small airstrip ⓘ |
| hasSouthVolcano | South Pagan Volcano ⓘ |
| hasVolcanoType |
shield volcano (northern part)
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ stratovolcano (southern part) ⓘ |
| islandGroup | Northern Islands Municipality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent seismic activity
ⓘ
significant historical eruptions ⓘ |
| lastSignificantEruptionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pagan self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands authorities
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| partOf |
Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| population | largely uninhabited ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Japanese administration of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Mariana volcanic arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Arc
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.