San Miguel

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San Miguel is an active stratovolcano in eastern El Salvador, known for its frequent eruptions and prominent conical shape within the Central American volcanic chain.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
alsoKnownAs Chaparrastique
Volcán San Miguel
continent North America
country El Salvador NERFINISHED
eruptionCharacteristic frequent eruptions
eruptionStyle Strombolian activity
explosive eruptions
formationType andesitic stratovolcano
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasCrater summit crater
hasShape conical
hazardType ashfall
lava flows
pyroclastic activity
isActive true
isMonitoredBy Salvadoran geological authorities
isProminentLandform true
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn eastern El Salvador
locatedInDepartment San Miguel Department
locatedNear city of San Miguel
locatedOn Central America
mountainRange Central American volcanic chain
naturalFeatureOf El Salvador NERFINISHED
partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
region Central America
tectonicPlateSetting Cocos Plate subduction beneath Caribbean Plate
volcanoType stratovolcano

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Central American Volcanic Arc
hasNotableVolcano

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