Arenal

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active volcano stratovolcano

Arenal is a prominent stratovolcano in northwestern Costa Rica, famed for its near-perfect conical shape and role as a major eco-tourism and geothermal energy site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
age Holocene ⓘ
climate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
country Costa Rica ⓘ
elevation 1670 meters ⓘ
about 5479 feet ⓘ
eruptionStyle strombolian ⓘ
vulcanian ⓘ
geologicalType andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ
governingBody National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica ⓘ
hasHazard ash fall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Arenal Hanging Bridges ⓘ
La Fortuna Waterfall ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility geothermal power plants ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Arenal Observatory Lodge ⓘ
Arenal hot spring resorts ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement La Fortuna de San Carlos ⓘ
hasShape near-perfect cone ⓘ
hasVegetation tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasWildlife howler monkeys ⓘ
sloths ⓘ
toucan species ⓘ
isTouristDestinationOf Costa Rica ⓘ
knownFor eco-tourism ⓘ
geothermal energy production ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ
volcano viewing ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionStart 1968 ⓘ
locatedIn Alajuela Province ⓘ
northwestern Costa Rica ⓘ
locatedNear La Fortuna ⓘ
mountainRange Cordillera de Tilarán ⓘ
near Lake Arenal ⓘ
Monteverde region ⓘ
partOf Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area ⓘ
Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area ⓘ
surface form: Arenal Volcano National Park
protectedBy Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area ⓘ
surface form: Arenal Volcano National Park
region Costa Rican Rainforest ⓘ
surface form: Northern Lowlands of Costa Rica
tectonicSetting subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
usedFor hydroelectric power support via Lake Arenal reservoir ⓘ
volcanicArc Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc

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