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.

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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
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

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Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt contains Popocatépetl
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza locatedNear Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Cholula nearVolcano Popocatépetl
Sierra Nevada (Mexico) contains Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl forms Popocatépetl self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex
Iztaccíhuatl locatedNear Popocatépetl
Ultras of North America includesPeak Popocatépetl
Puebla Valley locatedNear Popocatépetl
State of Puebla mountainFeature Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Derbi del Popocatépetl namedAfter Popocatépetl
Derbi del Popocatépetl namedAfter Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Puebla de Zaragoza near Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Estrella de Puebla offersViewOf Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Church overlooks Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid near Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Sierra Nevada volcanic range contains Popocatépetl
Tlachihualtepetl near Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
City of Puebla locatedNear Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
San Andrés Cholula locatedNear Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Municipality of Puebla locatedNear Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres monitors Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
Smoking Mountain hasOriginalName Popocatépetl
Smoking Mountain hasNameInLanguage Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl (Nahuatl)
Smoking Mountain hasSpanishName Popocatépetl
El Popo alsoKnownAs Popocatépetl
El Popo alsoKnownAs Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatepetl
El Popo alsoKnownAs Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: El Popocatépetl
Don Goyo hasNicknameFor Popocatépetl
Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park namedAfter Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano
White Woman hasNearbyVolcano Popocatépetl
White Woman hasParentPeak Popocatépetl
El Pecho hasViewOf Popocatépetl
this entity surface form: Popocatépetl volcano