Comoros archipelago volcanic chain
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The Comoros archipelago volcanic chain is a series of volcanic islands in the western Indian Ocean formed by hotspot-related tectonic activity between Madagascar and the African mainland.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hotspot volcanic province
ⓘ
volcanic island chain ⓘ |
| climate | tropical marine ⓘ |
| countryIncludesIslands |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantRockType | basalt ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | mainly effusive basaltic eruptions ⓘ |
| formedBy |
alkaline basaltic volcanism
ⓘ
hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| geodynamicProcess | mantle plume upwelling ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | mantle hotspot ⓘ |
| hasActiveVolcano |
Karthala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Grille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastalEnvironment | coral reef fringed shores ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
seismic activity
ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointOn | Mount Karthala on Grande Comore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIslandGroup |
Comoros Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayotte Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIslandWithStatus | Mayotte is an overseas department of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorIsland |
Anjouan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grande Comore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohéli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYoungestVolcanismOn | Grande Comore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTerritoryOf |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of the Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| islandArcType | hotspot-related volcanic chain (not subduction arc) ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
African mainland
ⓘ
Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLargeIsland | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMainlandCoast | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Comoros archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateContext | African Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalContext | East African Rift system vicinity ⓘ |
| separates | Mozambique Channel from open Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| separatesLandmasses | Madagascar and Mozambique coast ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem | island biodiversity hotspots ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate ⓘ |
| trendDirection | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| usedFor | geodynamic studies of hotspot–rift interaction ⓘ |
| volcanicActivityStatus | historically active ⓘ |
| volcanismAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
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