Momotombo Volcano

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Momotombo Volcano is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
country Nicaragua
elevation 1297 m
4255 ft
erupted 1905
2015
2016
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasActivity hiking
mountain climbing
hasCrater summit crater
hasEruptionHistory pre-Columbian times
hasFrequentActivity 19th century
hasGeologicalAge Holocene
hasGeothermalField Momotombo geothermal field
hasLavaComposition basaltic-andesitic
hasMonitoring Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies
hasNameOrigin indigenous language
hasPhotographicInterest symmetrical profile
hasProminence landmark of Lake Managua
hasShape symmetrical cone
hasSummit conical peak
hasVolcanicExplosivityIndexRange VEI 2–3
hazardType ash fall
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
isActive true
isIconicFor Nicaraguan landscape
lastMajorEruption 1905
locatedIn León Department
western Nicaragua
locatedNear Lake Managua
locatedOn Pacific Ring of Fire
mountainRange Cordillera de los Maribios
nearbyCity León
nearbySettlement La Paz Centro
overlooks Lake Managua
partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
Nicaraguan volcanic chain
tectonicPlate Cocos Plate subduction beneath Caribbean Plate
threatens nearby communities
tourismType volcano tourism
UNESCOContext near León Viejo World Heritage Site
usedFor geothermal power generation
visibleFrom Managua
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Lake Managua nearVolcano Momotombo Volcano
Momotombo hasGeothermalField Momotombo geothermal field
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Momotombo hasSpanishName Volcán Momotombo
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Momotombo hasVolcanicField Momotombo volcanic complex
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Nicaraguan Depression contains Momotombo Volcano
Lago Xolotlán near Momotombo Volcano
León Department contains Momotombo volcano (on departmental border area)
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Lake Tiscapa hasScenicViewOf Momotombo volcano
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Momotombito Island locatedNear Momotombo Volcano
Momotombito Island nearbyVolcano Momotombo Volcano
Momotombito Island isPartOfVolcanicField Momotombo volcanic complex
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Western Nicaragua hasVolcano Momotombo Volcano
subject linked to: western Nicaragua
La Paz Centro hasNearbyProtectedArea Momotombo volcanic area
linked to: Momotombo Volcano
Cordillera de los Maribios hasNotableEruption Momotombo 2015–2016 eruptions
linked to: Momotombo Volcano