Nevado de Acay volcanic center

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geological formation volcanic center volcanic complex

Nevado de Acay volcanic center is a high-altitude volcanic complex in northwestern Argentina, notable for its prominent stratovolcano and associated volcanic landforms within the Andes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nevado de Acay stratovolcano 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
volcanic center ⓘ
volcanic complex ⓘ
age Cenozoic ⓘ
Quaternary activity (inferred) ⓘ
climate cold arid ⓘ
containsVolcanoType monogenetic vents ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
countrySubdivision Salta Province ⓘ
surface form: Salta Province (Argentina)
elevation high-altitude ⓘ
environment high-altitude Andean environment ⓘ
eruptionStyle effusive ⓘ
explosive ⓘ
formationProcess subduction of oceanic plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ
geologicalSetting Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ
surface form: Andean volcanic belt
hasPart Nevado de Acay volcanic center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nevado de Acay stratovolcano

associated volcanic landforms ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
volcanic cones ⓘ
volcanic domes ⓘ
hazardPotential local volcanic hazards (inferred) ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
northwestern Argentina ⓘ
locatedInCountry Argentina ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
morphology compound volcanic edifice ⓘ
mountainRange Andes ⓘ
nearbyFeature Puna de Atacama ⓘ
surface form: Puna plateau
notableFor associated volcanic landforms ⓘ
high elevation ⓘ
prominent stratovolcano ⓘ
orogeny Andean orogeny ⓘ
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
region Puna de Atacama ⓘ
surface form: Puna-Altiplano plateau
rockType andesite ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ
dacite ⓘ
scientificInterest Andean volcanology ⓘ
arc magmatism ⓘ
high-altitude volcanic processes ⓘ
surfaceProcess glacial erosion ⓘ
mass wasting ⓘ
periglacial processes ⓘ
tectonicSetting convergent plate margin ⓘ
subduction-related arc ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano complex ⓘ

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Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes → contains → Nevado de Acay volcanic center ⓘ
Nevado de Acay volcanic center → hasPart → Nevado de Acay volcanic center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nevado de Acay stratovolcano