Ecuadorian volcanic belt

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The Ecuadorian volcanic belt is a segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt characterized by numerous active and dormant volcanoes that shape the geology and landscape of Ecuador.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt
volcanic belt
cause subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
containsVolcano Antisana
Atacazo
Carihuairazo
Cayambe
Chimborazo
Corazón
Cotacachi
Cotopaxi
linked to: Cotopaxi (volcano)

El Altar
Guagua Pichincha
linked to: Pichincha

Illiniza
linked to: Illinizas

Imbabura
Pasochoa
Pichincha
Pululahua
Quilotoa
linked to: Quilotoa volcano

Reventador
Rumiñahui
Sangay
Sangay National Park volcanoes
Sierra Negra (Ecuador mainland volcano)
Sincholagua
Sumaco
Tungurahua
country Ecuador
extendsAlong Inter-Andean valley of Ecuador
linked to: Quito basin
geologicalPeriod Cenozoic
hasFeature Holocene eruptions
Quaternary volcanic centers
hasVolcanoStatus active volcano
dormant volcano
extinct volcano
hasVolcanoType shield volcano
stratovolcano
hazard ash fall
explosive eruptions
lahars
pyroclastic flows
includesRegion Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
influences geology of Ecuador
seismicity of Ecuador
soil fertility in Ecuadorian highlands
topography of Ecuador
locatedIn Andes
South America
orogeny Andean orogeny
partOf Andean Volcanic Belt
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate
South American Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone

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Reventador isPartOf Ecuadorian volcanic belt
Pululahua isPartOf Ecuadorian Andes volcanic arc
linked to: Ecuadorian volcanic belt