Sete Cidades Massif

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Sete Cidades Massif is a large volcanic complex on São Miguel Island in the Azores, best known for its dramatic caldera and twin crater lakes.

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Sete Cidades Massif canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf polygenetic volcano
stratovolcano
volcanic complex
calderaDepth up to about 400 meters
calderaDiameter about 5 kilometers
calderaLength about 6 kilometers
calderaWidth about 5 kilometers
containsLake Lagoa Azul
Lagoa Verde
Lagoa das Sete Cidades
country Portugal
eruptionProducts basaltic-trachybasalt
trachyte
eruptionStyle explosive
phreatomagmatic
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasCaldera Sete Cidades caldera
hasPart Lagoa Azul
linked to: Lagoa Verde

Lagoa Verde
Sete Cidades caldera
Sete Cidades village
lava domes
parasitic cones
pyroclastic cones
twin crater lakes
hazardType explosive eruptions
lahars
landslides
pyroclastic falls
highestElevation about 856 meters
highestPoint Pico da Cruz
isInArchipelago Azores
isOnIsland São Miguel
linked to: São Miguel Island
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor dramatic caldera
twin crater lakes
lastEruptionPeriod Holocene
lastKnownEruptions historical time uncertain, Holocene activity documented
locatedIn Azores
Portugal
São Miguel Island
nearbyCity Ponta Delgada
nearbySettlement Sete Cidades
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
partOf Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic province
São Miguel volcanic zone
tectonicSetting Azores triple junction region
intraplate oceanic island volcano
volcanoType caldera volcano
central volcano

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São Miguel Island contains Sete Cidades Massif
Sete Cidades twin lakes locatedIn Sete Cidades Massif
Lagoa das Sete Cidades isPartOf Sete Cidades Massif