Anatahan
E63573
Anatahan is a remote volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands known for its active stratovolcano and significant explosive eruptions in the early 2000s.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stratovolcano
ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ |
| access | only by boat or helicopter ⓘ |
| classification | active volcano ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environment | remote oceanic island ⓘ |
| eruptionPeriod | early 2000s eruptive sequence ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | western Pacific island arc ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government
|
| hasActivity |
ash emissions reaching flight levels
ⓘ
frequent small eruptions in the early 2000s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caldera
ⓘ
multiple craters ⓘ |
| hasObservation |
satellite monitoring of ash plumes
ⓘ
seismic monitoring during active periods ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
air traffic disruption
ⓘ
ashfall on nearby islands ⓘ |
| hazardType |
pyroclastic activity
ⓘ
volcanic ashfall ⓘ |
| islandGroup | Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| islandType | volcanic island ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ash plumes affecting aviation
ⓘ
significant explosive eruptions in the early 2000s ⓘ |
| lastEruptionCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency |
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands emergency management authorities
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| overlies | subducting Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Izu–Bonin Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system
Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Arc
|
| population | no permanent residents ⓘ |
| region | Micronesia ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| tectonicPlate | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivity | capable of VEI 3–4 eruptions ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.