Concepción Volcano

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active volcano natural geographic feature stratovolcano

Concepción Volcano is an active stratovolcano forming part of Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, known for its near-perfect cone shape and frequent eruptions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Concepción volcano (foothills) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
natural geographic feature ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
activityStatus active ⓘ
country Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ
dominantRockType basaltic-andesitic ⓘ
elevation 1610 m ⓘ
5282 ft ⓘ
eruptionStyle Strombolian ⓘ
explosive ⓘ
formsPartOf Ometepe Island volcanic complex ⓘ
hasCrater summit crater ⓘ
hasFrequentEruptions true ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Ometepe Island ⓘ
surface form: Ometepe Island protected landscapes
hasSteepSlopes true ⓘ
hasTwinVolcano Maderas Volcano ⓘ
hasVolcanicGasEmissions true ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
islandFormingVolcano true ⓘ
isLandmarkOf Lake Nicaragua ⓘ
Ometepe Island ⓘ
isMonogenetic false ⓘ
isPartOfTourismRoute Nicaraguan volcano tourism ⓘ
isSymmetrical true ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
lastEruptionCentury 21st century ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Nicaragua ⓘ
Ometepe Island ⓘ
Rivas Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Ometepe Island ⓘ
monitoring Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies ⓘ
morphology near-perfect cone ⓘ
nameLanguage Spanish ⓘ
nearbySettlement Altagracia ⓘ
Moyogalpa ⓘ
partOf Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc
popularActivity mountain climbing ⓘ
volcano hiking ⓘ
prominence high ⓘ
relativePositionOnOmetepe northwestern part of Ometepe Island ⓘ
riskToPopulation significant ⓘ
subductionOf Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ
summitOftenCloudCovered true ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicaraguan Depression → contains → Concepción Volcano ⓘ
Maderas Volcano → hasNeighbor → Concepción Volcano ⓘ
Lake Nicaragua → hasVolcano → Concepción Volcano ⓘ
Altagracia → locatedOn → Concepción Volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Concepción volcano (foothills)