Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes

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geological province volcanic arc volcanic region

The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain characterized by numerous high stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic plateaus spanning parts of Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological province → volcanic arc → volcanic region →
associatedWith	Altiplano-Puna plateau → crustal thickening → orogenic processes →
characterizedBy	extensive volcanic plateaus → high stratovolcanoes →
contains	El Misti volcano → Lascar volcano → Licancabur volcano → Llullaillaco volcano → Nevado de Acay volcanic center → Ollagüe volcano → Sabancaya volcano → San Pedro volcano → Tupungatito volcano → Ubinas volcano →
continent	South America →
country	Argentina → Bolivia → Chile → Peru →
eruptionProducts	andesitic lavas → dacitic lavas → rhyolitic ignimbrites →
eruptionStyle	Plinian eruptions → explosive eruptions →
geologicalAge	Cenozoic → Quaternary →
hasFeature	Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex → calderas → large ignimbrite plateaus → lava domes → mafic monogenetic cones →
hasHighPoint	several volcanoes above 6000 metres →
locatedIn	Andes → Argentina → Bolivia → Chile → Peru →
notableFor	one of the highest concentrations of high volcanoes on Earth →
partOf	Andean Volcanic Belt → Circum-Pacific volcanic belt →
tectonicPlate	Nazca Plate → South American Plate →
tectonicSetting	subduction zone →
volcanicActivityType	subduction-related volcanism →
volcanoTypeDominant	stratovolcano →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
El Misti → Lascar volcano ("Central Andean volcanic chain") → Nevado Sajama → Nevado San Francisco → Nevado de Acay volcanic center → Ollagüe volcano → Ollagüe volcano ("Andean Central Volcanic Zone") → Puna de Atacama → San Pedro volcano ("Central Volcanic Zone") → Ubinas volcano →	partOf
Lascar volcano → Puna de Atacama ("central Andes") → San Pedro volcano →	locatedIn
Lascar volcano ("Central Volcanic Zone") → Sabancaya →	volcanicArc
Llullaillaco → Ojos del Salado →	volcanicArcOrBelt
Andean subduction system →	associatedWith
Nazca Plate ("Andean Volcanic Belt") →	associatedWithVolcanicArc
Nazca Plate →	associatedWithVolcanicProvince
Ubinas volcano ("Peru–Chile volcanic arc") →	belongsToVolcanicArc
Ring of Fire ("Andes volcanic belt") →	contains
Licancabur ("Andean Central Volcanic Zone") →	formsPartOf
Licancabur →	geologicalSetting
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ("Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex") →	hasFeature
Andean Volcanic Belt ("Central Volcanic Zone") →	hasSegment
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes →	southOf