Paoha Island
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Paoha Island is a large volcanic island in California’s Mono Lake, formed by relatively recent volcanic activity and known for its striking, barren landscape.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic island ⓘ |
| access | reachable only by boat ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| bodyOfWater | Mono Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystem | arid, sparsely vegetated environment ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,950 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 6,400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| formationProcess | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
formed within the last few thousand years ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Basin and Range Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHazard | potential volcanic activity in broader region ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland | Negit Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | uninhabited ⓘ |
| lakeTypeContext |
alkaline lake environment
ⓘ
hypersaline lake environment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Eastern California NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Valley volcanic region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mono County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Mono Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | likely derived from a Native American language associated with the Mono Basin ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lee Vining, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyHighway | U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast with surrounding Sierra Nevada scenery
ⓘ
recent volcanic origin ⓘ striking barren appearance ⓘ |
| partOf | Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of the Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
north of the center of Mono Lake ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
site for studies of lake–volcano interactions
ⓘ
site for studies of recent volcanism ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
barren landscape
ⓘ
fumarole deposits ⓘ hot spring deposits ⓘ light-colored lakebed sediments ⓘ steep shorelines ⓘ |
| tourismRole | landscape feature viewed from Mono Lake shoreline ⓘ |
| volcanicType |
dacitic lava dome complex
ⓘ
phreatic eruption remnant ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.