Pico do Fogo

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Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano on Fogo Island in Cape Verde, renowned for its prominent cone and dramatic volcanic landscape.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
composition basaltic
continent Africa
country Cape Verde NERFINISHED
elevation 2829 m
9281 ft
eruptionStyle Hawaiian
Strombolian
eruptionYear 1951
1995
2014
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasFeature caldera
crater
lava fields
parasitic cones
prominent central cone
hasGlobalSignificance highest peak of Cape Verde
hasHumanActivity agriculture in caldera
viticulture
hasLandscape dramatic volcanic landscape
hasPortugueseName Pico do Fogo NERFINISHED
hasProminence 2829 m
highestPointOf Cape Verde NERFINISHED
Fogo Island NERFINISHED
isHotspotVolcano true
island Fogo NERFINISHED
isTouristAttraction true
isUltraProminentPeak true
lastEruption 2014–2015
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Sotavento Islands NERFINISHED
locatedInCaldera Chã das Caldeiras NERFINISHED
locatedOn Fogo Island
mapLabel Pico do Fogo NERFINISHED
mountainRange Campeche–Fogo hotspot track
nameMeaning Peak of Fire
nearSettlement Chã das Caldeiras village
São Filipe NERFINISHED
partOf Cape Verde archipelago NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot
threatens Chã das Caldeiras settlements
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
volcano tourism
volcanicArcOrBelt Cape Verde hotspot
volcanoType stratovolcano

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fogo
hasHighestPoint
Cape Verde Islands
highestPoint

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