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.
Aliases (3)
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 → |
| 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 (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.