Northern Volcanic Zone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northern_Volcanic_Zone
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Galeras
gptkb:Reventador
gptkb:Sangay
gptkb:Cotopaxi
gptkb:Cayambe
gptkb:Nevado_del_Ruiz
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:northern_Peru
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northern Volcanic Zone
gptkbp:length about 1500 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Andes
gptkbp:northBoundary gptkb:Colombian_Massif
gptkbp:notableVolcano gptkb:Galeras_1993_eruption
gptkb:Nevado_del_Ruiz_1985_eruption
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Andean_Volcanic_Belt
gptkbp:southBoundary gptkb:Gulf_of_Guayaquil
gptkbp:tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subducting under South American Plate
gptkbp:volcanoType subduction-related
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Galeras
gptkb:Mount_Reventador
gptkb:Mount_Tungurahua
gptkb:Askja
gptkb:Chimborazo
gptkb:Cotopaxi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5