Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges

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The Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges are a chain of geologically active and dormant volcanic cordilleras that run across Costa Rica, forming a major segment of the Central American Volcanic Arc and shaping much of the country’s rugged topography and ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
mountain range
segment of the Central American Volcanic Arc
volcanic mountain range
volcanic mountain range
volcanic mountain range
volcanic mountain range system
associatedHazard earthquakes
lahars
landslides
volcanic eruptions
composedOf Cordillera Central
Cordillera de Guanacaste
Cordillera de Talamanca
Cordillera de Tilarán
country Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
economicUse agriculture on volcanic soils
geothermal energy
tourism
elevation 3819 m
extendsInto Panama
feature active volcanoes
dormant volcanoes
extinct volcanoes
formedBySubductionOf Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate
geologicalSetting subduction zone
highestPeakInSystem Cerro Chirripó
influences Costa Rica climate patterns
Costa Rica ecosystems
Costa Rica topography
locatedIn Central America
Cordillera de Talamanca
notableVolcano Arenal Volcano
linked to: Arenal

Irazú Volcano
Miravalles Volcano
Orosí Volcano
Poás Volcano
linked to: Poás

Rincón de la Vieja Volcano
Turrialba Volcano
linked to: Turrialba
orientation northwest–southeast
partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
supports cloud forests
montane rainforests

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Cordillera de Tilarán partOf Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Botos crater partOf Central Volcanic mountain range of Costa Rica
linked to: Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Laguna Caliente volcanicSystem Central Volcanic Range of Costa Rica
linked to: Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Diego de la Haya Crater geologicalSetting Central Volcanic Range of Costa Rica
linked to: Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Botos Lake geologicalSetting Central Volcanic Range of Costa Rica
linked to: Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Tilarán mountain range partOf Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Cordillera de Guanacaste partOf Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Cordillera de Tilarán partOf Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Cordillera Central partOf Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges
Cordillera de Talamanca partOf Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges