Popocatépetl volcano

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:stratovolcano
gptkbp:calderaDiameter 400–600 m
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon ~70 km southeast
gptkbp:distanceToPuebla ~45 km west
gptkbp:elevation 5,426 m
gptkbp:eruptionHistory frequent eruptions since pre-Columbian times
gptkbp:featureType 730,000 years
gptkbp:firstAscent 1519
gptkbp:geologicalAge Quaternary
gptkbp:glaciers formerly present
gptkbp:hasLegend gptkb:Popocatépetl_and_Iztaccíhuatl
gptkbp:hasSummit gptkb:lunar_impact_crater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Popocatépetl volcano
gptkbp:lastEruption 2000
2019
2023
ongoing (as of 2024)
gptkbp:latitude 19.023
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:State_of_Mexico
gptkb:Morelos
gptkb:Puebla
gptkb:Trans-Mexican_Volcanic_Belt
gptkbp:longitude -98.622
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:CENAPRED
gptkbp:nameMeaning Smoking Mountain
gptkbp:nameOrigin gptkb:Nahuatl
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkb:Cuernavaca
gptkb:Puebla
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Aztec_legends
Spanish conquest
frequent ash emissions
gptkbp:notableFeature snow-capped peak (seasonal)
steam and ash plumes
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Don_Goyo
gptkb:El_Popo
gptkbp:parentPeak gptkb:Pico_de_Orizaba
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ring_of_Fire
gptkbp:photo Popocatépetl_volcano.jpg
gptkbp:prominence 3,020 m
gptkbp:riskFactor high
gptkbp:riskZonePopulation millions
gptkbp:twinVolcano Iztaccíhuatl
gptkbp:type active volcano
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Monasteries_on_the_slopes_of_Popocatépetl
gptkbp:volcanicArcBelt gptkb:Trans-Mexican_Volcanic_Belt
gptkbp:volcanicExplosivityIndex up to VEI 4
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin 341090
gptkbp:volcanoType Plinian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ex_Convento_de_San_Miguel
gptkb:Puebla_State
gptkb:Don_Goyo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7