Green Mountain
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Green Mountain is a volcanic peak on Ascension Island known for its unusually lush, cloud-forest-like vegetation in the middle of an otherwise barren South Atlantic island.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Mountain summit | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
national park high point ⓘ volcanic peak ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid montane microclimate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | barren volcanic lowlands of Ascension Island ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation |
2818 feet
ⓘ
859 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ascension Island Government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cloud-forest-like habitat
ⓘ
frequent cloud cover ⓘ lush vegetation ⓘ orographic rainfall ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity |
afforestation experiments
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
conservation area
ⓘ
recreation area ⓘ |
| hasTrail | paths to summit ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
ferns
ⓘ
introduced tree species ⓘ mosses ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Ascension Island
ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| highestPointOf | Ascension Island ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ascension Island volcanic complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ascension Island
ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| notableFor |
artificially created cloud forest-like ecosystem
ⓘ
unusual greenness compared to surrounding island ⓘ |
| partOf | British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| summitUsedFor |
observation and monitoring
ⓘ
telecommunications installations ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Green Mountain National Park ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Green Mountain summit