Alcedo Volcano

E708109

shield volcano

Alcedo Volcano is a large shield volcano in the Galápagos Islands known for its extensive caldera and unique wildlife, including one of the largest populations of giant tortoises.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Darwin Volcano	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	shield volcano ⓘ
access	restricted ⓘ
calderaDiameter	approximately 7–8 kilometers ⓘ
country	Ecuador ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1130 meters ⓘ approximately 3707 feet ⓘ
eruptiveStyle	effusive basaltic eruptions ⓘ
formationProcess	hotspot volcanism ⓘ
geologicalAge	Pleistocene to Holocene ⓘ
hasCaldera	Alcedo Volcano caldera ⓘ
hasCrater	summit caldera ⓘ
hasEcosystem	arid zone vegetation ⓘ humid highland vegetation ⓘ transition zone vegetation ⓘ
hasFeature	fumaroles ⓘ hot springs ⓘ
hasHazard	landslides ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ
hasLavaFlows	basaltic lava flows ⓘ
hasPopulationOf	Alcedo giant tortoise population ⓘ
hasResearchInterest	evolution of Galápagos giant tortoises ⓘ shield volcano growth and collapse ⓘ
hasSlope	gentle flanks typical of shield volcanoes ⓘ
hasWildlife	Darwin’s finches NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ giant tortoises ⓘ land iguanas ⓘ
isOneOf	six main volcanoes on Isabela Island ⓘ
knownFor	extensive caldera ⓘ hydrothermal activity ⓘ large population of giant tortoises ⓘ
lastEruption	1954 ⓘ
locatedIn	Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabela Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
managementAuthority	Galápagos National Park Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
neighboringVolcano	Cerro Azul Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Darwin Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Negra Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Galápagos archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos hotspot volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedArea	Galápagos Marine Reserve buffer zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
tortoisePopulationStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
tortoiseSubspecies	Chelonoidis vandenburghi NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	within Galápagos Islands World Heritage Site ⓘ
volcanoType	basaltic shield volcano ⓘ

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Isabela Island → hasVolcano → Alcedo Volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darwin Volcano