San Cristóbal
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San Cristóbal is an active stratovolcano in northwestern Nicaragua and one of the most prominent and frequently erupting volcanoes in the Central American region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
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stratovolcano → |
| activity |
frequently erupting volcano
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persistent degassing → |
| age |
Holocene volcano
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| alsoKnownAs |
El Viejo
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Volcán San Cristóbal NERFINISHED → |
| associatedVolcano |
Casita
→
La Casita → La Pelona → Moyotepe → |
| composition |
andesitic to basaltic-andesitic
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| country |
Nicaragua
NERFINISHED
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| countrySubdivision |
Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
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| elevation |
about 1745 m
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about 5725 ft → |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
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Vulcanian → |
| GVPID |
344020
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| hazard |
ashfall
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lahars → pyroclastic flows → volcanic gas emissions → |
| lastEruptions |
frequent small to moderate eruptions in the 21st century
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| listedIn |
Global Volcanism Program
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| locatedIn |
northwestern Nicaragua
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| locatedOn |
Pacific coast of Nicaragua
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| monitoringAgency |
INETER
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales → |
| morphology |
steep-sided cone
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| mountainRange |
Cordillera de los Maribios
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| nearCity |
Chinandega
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El Viejo → |
| notableEruption |
eruptive episodes in 2012
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eruptive episodes in 2013 → eruptive episodes in 2017 → |
| partOf |
Central America
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| prominence |
one of the highest volcanoes in Nicaragua
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| region |
Chinandega Department
NERFINISHED
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| relativeImportance |
one of the most frequently erupting volcanoes in Central America
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one of the most prominent volcanoes in Nicaragua → |
| slope |
asymmetric with steeper western flank
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| summitCrater |
active summit crater with persistent fumaroles
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| tectonicSetting |
Central America volcanic arc
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subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate → |
| volcanicArc |
Central America Volcanic Arc
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| volcanicComplex |
San Cristóbal volcanic complex
NERFINISHED
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| volcanoType |
stratovolcano
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Momotombo
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hasNearbyVolcano |
|
Central American Volcanic Arc
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hasNotableVolcano |