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.

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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)

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Pagan locatedOn Pagan self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Pagan
Alamagan locatedSouthOf Pagan