Payunia volcanic field
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The Payunia volcanic field is an extensive volcanic region in Mendoza Province, Argentina, characterized by hundreds of cinder cones, lava flows, and basaltic plateaus within a protected natural landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Payenia volcanic province | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural region
ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains | La Payunia Provincial Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| dominantRockType | basalt ⓘ |
| elevationMax | approximately 3000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formationProcess | effusive basaltic eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Province of Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
Patagonian shrubland vegetation
ⓘ
steppe fauna ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic | predominantly black volcanic terrain ⓘ |
| hasCraterType | maar craters ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeCharacteristic |
black lava fields
ⓘ
extensive lava plateaus ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
geomorphology
ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicFeatures |
basaltic plateaus
ⓘ
cinder cones ⓘ lava flows ⓘ |
| hazardType | volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cuyo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Malargüe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVolcano |
Payún Liso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Payún Matrú NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCinderCones | hundreds ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean volcanic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | protected natural landscape ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the world’s largest monogenetic volcanic fields ⓘ |
| relatedTo | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | back-arc region ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
4x4 excursions
ⓘ
photography ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geotourism
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| volcanicRockType | basaltic-andesitic ⓘ |
| volcanicStyle | monogenetic volcanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Payenia volcanic province