San Salvador Volcano
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San Salvador Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in El Salvador that looms over the capital city and is known for its scenic crater and history of eruptions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quezaltepeque Volcano | 1 |
| Volcán de San Salvador | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| alternateName |
El Boquerón
ⓘ
Quezaltepeque ⓘ San Salvador Volcano ⓘ
surface form:
Volcán de San Salvador
|
| composition |
andesite
ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1893 meters
ⓘ
about 6211 feet ⓘ |
| eruptionHistory | multiple historical eruptions ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasCrater | Boquerón crater ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large summit crater
ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ parasitic cones ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Parque Nacional El Boquerón ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
San Salvador metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
ash fall
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1917 ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 13.73 N ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San Salvador Department ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 89.29 W ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales de El Salvador ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cordillera de Apaneca ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Quezaltepeque
ⓘ
Santa Tecla ⓘ |
| overlooks | San Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central American Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Central America Volcanic Arc
|
| region | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high volcanic risk area ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of San Salvador
ⓘ
major natural attraction in El Salvador ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular hiking destination
ⓘ
scenic viewpoints over San Salvador ⓘ |
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Volcán de San Salvador
this entity surface form:
Quezaltepeque Volcano