Galápagos hotspot

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf volcanic hotspot
gptkbp:age at least 20 million years
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Galápagos_Platform
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jason_Morgan
gptkbp:hotspotTrack Galápagos hotspot track
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galápagos hotspot
gptkbp:influenced oceanic crust formation
gptkbp:lastEruption ongoing (various volcanoes)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:notableVolcano gptkb:Alcedo_Volcano
gptkb:Darwin_Volcano
gptkb:Wolf_Volcano
gptkb:Cerro_Azul
gptkb:Sierra_Negra
gptkb:Fernandina_Volcano
Genovesa Volcano
Marchena Volcano
Pinta Volcano
Santiago Volcano
gptkbp:produces volcanic islands
seamounts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cocos_Plate
gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:Galápagos_Islands
gptkbp:studiedBy oceanographers
geologists
mantle plume activity
volcanologists
gptkbp:tectonicSetting near triple junction of Nazca, Cocos, and Pacific Plates
gptkbp:volcanoType intraplate volcanism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Cerro_Azul
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6