Easter Island volcanic complex

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geological formation volcanic complex

The Easter Island volcanic complex is the geological formation comprising the island’s major volcanoes and related features that created and shape Rapa Nui (Easter Island).

Aliases (1)

Easter Island volcanic province ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological formation → volcanic complex →
associatedWith	Easter Seamount Chain → Easter microplate →
composedOf	alkali basalt → basaltic lava → hawaiite → tuff →
country	Chile →
created	Easter Island landmass →
currentStatus	dormant →
eruptionStyle	Strombolian eruptions → effusive eruptions →
formedBy	hotspot volcanism → intraplate volcanism →
geologicalAge	Holocene → Pleistocene →
hasCrater	Rano Kau caldera → Rano Raraku crater →
hasFeature	Poike peninsula → Rano Aroi crater lake → Rano Kau crater lake → Rano Raraku tuff cone → Terevaka shield volcano → lava flows → numerous scoria cones → pyroclastic deposits → tuff cones →
hasMainComponent	Poike volcano → Rano Kau volcano → Terevaka volcano →
highestPoint	Terevaka summit →
influences	coastal morphology of Easter Island → groundwater distribution on Easter Island → soil formation on Easter Island →
lastMajorActivity	Holocene epoch →
locatedIn	Chile → Easter Island → Pacific Ocean → Rapa Nui →
maximumElevation	about 507 metres above sea level →
partOf	Easter hotspot → Nazca Plate →
region	Southeastern Pacific Ocean →
shapes	topography of Easter Island →
studiedInDiscipline	geology → volcanology →
tectonicSetting	Nazca Plate oceanic crust →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Easter hotspot ("Easter Island volcanic province") →	associatedWith
Poike Peninsula →	isPartOfVolcanicSystem
Maunga Terevaka →	isVolcanoOf
Rano Aroi →	partOf
Terevaka →	volcanicField