Santa María
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Santa María is a large stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its catastrophic 1902 eruption and ongoing activity at its Santiaguito lava dome complex.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1902 eruption of Santa María | 0 |
| Santiaguito lava dome complex | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
lava dome complex ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| activity | ongoing eruptions ⓘ |
| ashFall |
Central America
ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Mexico
Western United States ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of people killed ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentActivityCenter | Santiaguito lava dome complex ⓘ |
| damage | widespread destruction of coffee plantations ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3772 m ⓘ |
| eruptionColumnHeight | over 28 km in 1902 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Plinian eruption
ⓘ
dome-building eruptions ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| formationStart | 1922 ⓘ |
| hasEruption | 1902 eruption of Santa María ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicComplex | Santiaguito lava dome complex ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionStart | 1902 ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 14.76 N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
ⓘ
Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Western Guatemala
|
| location | southwest flank of Santa María ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 91.55 W ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | INSIVUMEH ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sierra Madre de Chiapas ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| nearCity | Quetzaltenango ⓘ |
| notable | one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | nearby area within La Reserva de la Biosfera Trifinio-Fraternidad region (not the volcano itself) ⓘ |
| VEI | 6 ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Central American Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Central America Volcanic Arc
|
| volcano |
Santa María
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Santa María self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
| year | 1902 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1902 eruption of Santa María
subject surface form:
Santiaguito lava dome complex