Monte Vulture volcano

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Monte Vulture volcano is an extinct stratovolcano in southern Italy’s Basilicata region, rising as an isolated massif on the eastern edge of the Apennines.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Monte Vulture 1
Monte Vulture volcano canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano
geological formation
mountain
stratovolcano
composition alkaline rocks
phonolitic rocks
tephritic rocks
country Italy
elevation 1326 m
4350 ft
geologicalSetting intraplate volcanic center
hasActivity no historical eruptions
hasCraterLake Lago di Monticchio Grande
Lago di Monticchio Piccolo
hasFeature caldera
crater lakes
hasGeologicalAge Pleistocene
hasHumanSettlementOnSlopes Barile
Melfi
Rapolla
Rionero in Vulture
hasLandUse chestnut forests
pastures
vineyards
hasProtectedArea Riserva Naturale Lago Grande di Monticchio
Riserva Naturale Lago Piccolo di Monticchio
hasTourism hiking
nature tourism
religious tourism at local monasteries
isolatedMassif true
isPartOf Vulture area
lastEruption Pleistocene
locatedIn Basilicata
Province of Potenza
linked to: province of Potenza

southern Apennines region
linked to: southern Apennines

southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
locatedNear Atella
Melfi
Rionero in Vulture
locatedOn eastern edge of the Apennines
namedAfter vulture (Latin: vultur)
produces Aglianico del Vulture wine region
region Vulture-Melfese area
rockType foiditic rocks
status extinct
usedFor viticulture
volcanicArcOrBelt Apennine volcanic province
volcanoType stratovolcano

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apennine volcanic arc contains Monte Vulture volcano
Venosa hasNearbyVolcano Monte Vulture
linked to: Monte Vulture volcano