The Quill volcano
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The Quill volcano is a dormant stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, notable for its steep-walled crater, lush rainforest-filled interior, and status as a prominent natural landmark and hiking destination.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Quill | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dormant volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
lush vegetation
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| dominates | southern half of Sint Eustatius ⓘ |
| elevation |
1972 ft
ⓘ
601 m ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction-related volcanism ⓘ |
| hasAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
high plant diversity
ⓘ
various bird species ⓘ |
| hasCraterDepth | approximately 250 m ⓘ |
| hasCraterDiameter | approximately 750 m ⓘ |
| hasCraterInterior | closed-canopy forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rainforest-filled interior
ⓘ
steep-walled crater ⓘ well-defined summit crater ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | The Quill volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScenicView | neighboring islands from rim ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Panorama Point trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crater floor trail ⓘ crater rim trail ⓘ |
| hasVegetationZone |
dry forest on outer slopes
ⓘ
humid forest in crater ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf | Sint Eustatius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKeyFeatureOf | Quill/Boven Important Bird Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorAttractionOf | Sint Eustatius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastEruption | Holocene ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Sint Eustatius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leeward Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | Quill/Boven National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAs | national park ⓘ |
| rockType | andesitic ⓘ |
| status | dormant ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | primary hiking destination on Sint Eustatius ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | large parts of Sint Eustatius ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.