Popocatépetl
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Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano in central Mexico, renowned as one of the country’s highest peaks and most frequently erupting volcanoes.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popocatépetl volcano | 1 |
| Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Don Goyo
ⓘ
El Popo ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | generally closed to public due to activity ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important in Aztec mythology
ⓘ
symbol of central Mexico ⓘ |
| distanceFromMexicoCity | about 70 kilometers southeast ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 17802 feet
ⓘ
approximately 5426 meters ⓘ |
| eruptiveStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ explosive ⓘ |
| forms |
Popocatépetl
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex
|
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasCraterDiameter | approximately 400 to 600 meters ⓘ |
| hasGlaciers | yes (historically, now greatly reduced) ⓘ |
| hasLavaComposition |
andesitic
ⓘ
dacitic ⓘ |
| hasProminence | over 3000 meters ⓘ |
| hasSummitCrater | yes ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
highest peaks in Mexico
ⓘ
most active volcanoes in Mexico ⓘ |
| isPairedWith | Iztaccíhuatl ⓘ |
| isStratovolcanoOf | subduction zone ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Valley of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexico City Valley
|
| lastEruption | ongoing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morelos
ⓘ
Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Mexico ⓘ Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ central Mexico ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
CENAPRED
ⓘ
National Autonomous University of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
UNAM
|
| mountainRange | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Smoking Mountain ⓘ |
| near | Mexico City ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath North American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano