La Soufrière
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La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Saint Vincent, known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on the country's landscape and population.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Soufrière volcanic center | 1 |
| Soufrière St. Vincent | 1 |
| Soufrière volcano (Saint Vincent) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| affectsAirTraffic | yes ⓘ |
| country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1220 metres
ⓘ
approximately 4000 feet ⓘ |
| eruption |
1718 eruption
ⓘ
1812 eruption ⓘ 1902 eruption ⓘ 1979 eruption ⓘ 2021 explosive eruption ⓘ early Holocene eruptions ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
La Soufrière
ⓘ
surface form:
Soufrière St. Vincent
La Soufrière ⓘ
surface form:
Soufrière volcano (Saint Vincent)
|
| hasCrater | summit crater lake (intermittent) ⓘ |
| hasEvacuationZone | northern part of Saint Vincent ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicArc |
Lesser Antilles
ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
|
| hasVolcanicField |
La Soufrière
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La Soufrière volcanic center
|
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| impactOn |
agriculture of Saint Vincent
ⓘ
infrastructure of Saint Vincent ⓘ population of Saint Vincent ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
island of Saint Vincent
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Vincent
|
| lastMajorEruption | 2021 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Saint Vincent ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
National Emergency Management Organisation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ⓘ
Seismic Research Centre of The University of the West Indies ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Lesser Antilles
ⓘ
surface form:
Volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles
|
| nearbySettlement |
Chateaubelair
ⓘ
Georgetown ⓘ Kingstown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explosive Plinian eruptions
ⓘ
significant social and economic disruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ widespread ashfall across Caribbean region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ring of Fire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ring of Fire (broad tectonic context)
|
| significantEruption |
1902 eruption of La Soufrière
ⓘ
1979 eruption of La Soufrière ⓘ 2021 eruption of La Soufrière ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateSetting | subduction of Atlantic Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndex | up to VEI 4 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soufrière St. Vincent
this entity surface form:
Soufrière volcano (Saint Vincent)
this entity surface form:
La Soufrière volcanic center