Tupungatito volcano
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Tupungatito volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Andes on the Chile–Argentina border, known for frequent small eruptions and its role in the Andean volcanic arc.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tupungatito | 0 |
| Tupungato volcano | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| climateZone | high Andean climate ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | frequent small eruptions ⓘ |
| eruptionProducts |
lava flows
ⓘ
pyroclastic material ⓘ tephra ⓘ volcanic ash ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian eruptions
ⓘ
Vulcanian eruptions ⓘ explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| formationProcess | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Quaternary period
ⓘ
surface form:
Quaternary
|
| hasFeature |
lava domes
ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ summit crater complex ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
|
| locatedNear |
Tupungatito volcano
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tupungato volcano
|
| locatedOn |
Argentina–Chile border
ⓘ
surface form:
Chile–Argentina border
|
| magmaType |
andesitic magma
ⓘ
basaltic-andesitic magma ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | SERNAGEOMIN ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Tupungatito
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Tupungato
|
| nearbyFeature |
Aconcagua Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Aconcagua region
Maipo River ⓘ
surface form:
Maipo River basin
|
| partOf |
Andean Volcanic Belt
ⓘ
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ |
| region |
central Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Chile
Mendoza Province ⓘ
surface form:
Mendoza Province, Argentina
|
| riskCategory | potentially hazardous volcano ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
glaciated areas
ⓘ
snow-covered summit ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Nazca Plate
ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Andean Volcanic Belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean volcanic arc
|
| volcanoType | compound stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tupungatito
this entity surface form:
Tupungato volcano