Andean Volcanic Belt

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subduction-related volcanic arc volcanic belt

The Andean Volcanic Belt is a major volcanic chain along the Andes Mountains, formed by subduction of the Nazca and Antarctic plates beneath South America and hosting numerous active and dormant volcanoes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Andean volcanic belt 5
Andean volcanic arc 4

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ
volcanic belt ⓘ
associatedWith Andean orogeny ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
contains Antuco ⓘ
Calbuco Volcano ⓘ
surface form: Calbuco

Central Andean ignimbrite province ⓘ
Cerro Azul (Chile) ⓘ
Cerro Hudson ⓘ
Cerro Machín ⓘ
Cerro Negro de Chiles ⓘ
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer ⓘ
Chaitén ⓘ
Copahue ⓘ
Cotopaxi (volcano) ⓘ
surface form: Cotopaxi

Domuyo ⓘ
El Misti ⓘ
Galeras ⓘ
Lanín ⓘ
Lascar ⓘ
Lascar volcano ⓘ
Licancabur volcano ⓘ
surface form: Licancabur

Llaima ⓘ
Llaima Volcano ⓘ
surface form: Llaima volcano

Llullaillaco volcano ⓘ
surface form: Llullaillaco

Ojos del Salado ⓘ
surface form: Nevado Ojos del Salado

Nevado Sajama ⓘ
Nevado del Huila volcano ⓘ
surface form: Nevado del Huila

Nevado del Ruiz ⓘ
Nevado del Ruiz ⓘ
surface form: Nevado del Ruiz volcanic complex

Nevados de Chillán ⓘ
Osorno Volcano ⓘ
surface form: Osorno volcano

Parinacota ⓘ
Peteroa volcano ⓘ
Planchón-Peteroa ⓘ
Pomerape ⓘ
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle ⓘ
Reventador ⓘ
Sabancaya volcano ⓘ
surface form: Sabancaya

San José volcano ⓘ
Sangay ⓘ
Tungurahua ⓘ
Ubinas volcano ⓘ
surface form: Ubinas

Uturuncu ⓘ
Villarrica Volcano ⓘ
surface form: Villarrica
dominantMagmaComposition andesitic ⓘ
dacitic ⓘ
eruptionStyle explosive ⓘ
extendsThroughCountry Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
formedBy subduction of the Antarctic Plate beneath the South American Plate ⓘ
subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate ⓘ
geologicAge Cenozoic ⓘ
hasSegment Austral Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
surface form: Austral Volcanic Zone

Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
surface form: Central Volcanic Zone

Northern Volcanic Zone ⓘ
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
surface form: Southern Volcanic Zone
hasVolcanoType calderas ⓘ
shield volcanoes ⓘ
stratovolcanoes ⓘ
hazardType ash fall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
hosts active volcanoes ⓘ
dormant volcanoes ⓘ
potentially active volcanoes ⓘ
influences regional climate ⓘ
soil fertility in adjacent regions ⓘ
lengthApproximate about 7000 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes Mountains
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
partOf Andean orogeny ⓘ
surface form: Andean orogenic system
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Andean subduction system → associatedWith → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic arc
South American Plate → associatedWith → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic arc
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic belt
South American Plate → hasBoundaryFeature → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic belt
Peru–Chile Trench region → influences → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic arc
Nevado San Francisco → isPartOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic belt
Nevado Sajama → isVolcanoOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes → partOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
Laguna Verde (Chile) → partOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic belt
Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes → partOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
San Pedro volcano → partOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes → partOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
Tupungatito volcano → partOf → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
subject surface form: Tupungatito
Andean orogeny → relatedTo → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic belt
Tupungatito volcano → volcanicArc → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
subject surface form: Tupungatito
this entity surface form: Andean volcanic arc
Licancabur volcano → volcanicArcOrBelt → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
subject surface form: Licancabur
Sabancaya volcano → volcanicBelt → Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
subject surface form: Sabancaya