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

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Momotombo
hasNearbyVolcano
Central American Volcanic Arc
hasNotableVolcano

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