Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is a major east–west volcanic mountain range across central-southern Mexico, known for its high concentration of active and dormant volcanoes and significant geological and ecological diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
physiographic province
volcanic belt
alsoKnownAs Eje Neovolcánico
Eje Volcánico Transversal
contains Ceboruco
Cofre de Perote
Colima Volcano
Iztaccíhuatl
La Malinche
Nevado de Colima
linked to: Colima Volcano

Nevado de Toluca
Parícutin
Pico de Orizaba
Popocatépetl
Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
Valle de México
linked to: Valley of Mexico
country Mexico
extendsFrom Pacific Ocean
extendsTo Gulf of Mexico
formedBySubductionOf Cocos Plate
Rivera Plate
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasVolcanoStatus active volcanoes
dormant volcanoes
extinct volcanoes
highestPoint Pico de Orizaba
highestPointElevation 5636 m
influences Mexican Plateau
climate of central Mexico
hydrology of central Mexico
knownFor ecological diversity
geological diversity
high volcanic activity
locatedIn central Mexico
southern Mexico
mainRockType andesite
basalt
dacite
orientation east–west
overlies North American Plate
partOf Circum-Pacific Belt
North American Cordillera
passesThrough Guanajuato
Jalisco
Michoacán
Morelos
México State
linked to: State of Mexico

Puebla
Querétaro
Tlaxcala
Veracruz
tectonicSetting subduction zone
volcanismType calc-alkaline volcanism

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Pico de Orizaba locatedOn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Pico de Orizaba highestPointOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Pico de Orizaba volcanicArcOrBelt Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Magdalena Contreras locatedInEcologicalRegion Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Gran Glaciar Norte mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Valley of Mexico locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt alsoKnownAs Eje Volcánico Transversal
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt alsoKnownAs Eje Neovolcánico
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Veracruz hasMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Orizaba locatedInMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ciudad Serdán locatedInRegion Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra de las Cruces partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra de las Cruces mountainSystem Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra de las Cruces ecoregion Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Star Mountain partOfMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Central Mexico contains Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Tlalpan, Mexico City locatedOn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Western Mexico hasGeographicFeature Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mexican Plateau borderedBy Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mexican Plateau extendsTo Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt region
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Querétaro partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Chihuahuan Desert borderedBy Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra Nevada (Mexico) partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Pico de Orizaba partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject linked to: Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
Popocatépetl partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject linked to: Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
Iztaccíhuatl partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject linked to: Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
La Malinche partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject linked to: Sierra Nevada (Mexico)
Sierra de Pachuca partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Michoacán hasMountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Colima Volcano mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
subject linked to: Colima
Ceboruco partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ceboruco mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ceboruco volcanicArc Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Cofre de Perote locatedIn eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Cofre de Perote mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Popocatépetl locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Popocatépetl mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Popocatépetl partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Iztaccíhuatl locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Iztaccíhuatl mountainRange Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Iztaccíhuatl isStratovolcanoOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Nevado de Toluca locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Nevado de Toluca volcanicArcOrBelt Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Nevado de Toluca isPartOf Mexican volcanic province
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Colima Volcano locatedIn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Colima Volcano hasVolcanicArc Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Parícutin partOf Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Parícutin volcanicArcOrBelt Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
North American plate boundary system hasPart Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt margin structures
linked to: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Estado de México locatedOn Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt