Tahiti volcanic massif

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The Tahiti volcanic massif is a large, ancient volcanic complex that forms the rugged central highlands of the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tahiti volcanic complex 1
Tahiti volcanic massif canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf shield volcano complex ⓘ
volcanic massif ⓘ
climateInfluence creates rain-shadow effects ⓘ
composition basaltic lavas ⓘ
pyroclastic rocks ⓘ
volcanic breccias ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dominates Tahiti Nui NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainagePattern radial valleys ⓘ
emergedFrom Pacific Plate seafloor ⓘ
erodedTo cirque-like amphitheatres ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
steep ridges ⓘ
erosionProcess fluvial erosion ⓘ
mass wasting ⓘ
extendsTo Tahiti Iti NERFINISHED ⓘ
forms central highlands of Tahiti ⓘ
rugged interior of Tahiti ⓘ
geologicalAge Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature deeply incised ravines ⓘ
knife-edge ridges ⓘ
steep coastal cliffs in places ⓘ
highestPoint Mont Orohena NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation 2241 m ⓘ
influences orographic rainfall patterns on Tahiti ⓘ
islandType high volcanic island core ⓘ
lastEruption Quaternary (eruptive activity ceased before Holocene) ⓘ
locatedIn French Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Society Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameLanguage English ⓘ
origin hotspot volcanism ⓘ
partOf Society hotspot track ⓘ
geology of French Polynesia ⓘ
rockType alkali basalt ⓘ
hawaiite ⓘ
mugearite ⓘ
supports cloud forest vegetation at higher elevations ⓘ
montane rainforest ecosystems ⓘ
surroundedBy coral reef ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate oceanic hotspot ⓘ
underlies modern island of Tahiti ⓘ
usedFor hiking and mountaineering ⓘ
watershed for rivers of Tahiti ⓘ
volcanicActivityStatus extinct ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mont Orohena → mountainRange → Tahiti volcanic massif ⓘ
Mont Orohena → isVolcanicEdificeOf → Tahiti volcanic massif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tahiti volcanic complex