Central American Volcanic Arc

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The Central American Volcanic Arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes stretching from southern Mexico through Central America, formed by the subduction of the Cocos Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subduction-related volcanic belt
volcanic arc
associatedWith andesitic magmatism
basaltic-andesitic magmatism
explosive volcanism
continent Central America
North America
eruptionStyle Plinian eruptions
Strombolian eruptions
extendsThrough Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
fieldOfStudy plate tectonics
volcanology
formedBy subduction of the Cocos Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProcess oceanic plate subduction
hasNotableVolcano Arenal
Barú
Concepción
Fuego
Irazú
Momotombo
Pacaya
Poás
San Cristóbal
San Miguel
Santa María
Turrialba
hasVolcanoStatus active
dormant
hasVolcanoType shield volcano
stratovolcano
hazardType ash fall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
volcanic eruptions
influences regional seismicity
soil fertility in Central America
locatedIn southern Mexico
orientedAlong Pacific coast of Central America
overridingPlate Caribbean Plate
parallelTo Middle America Trench
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
supports geothermal energy resources
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
underlyingSubductingPlate Cocos Plate

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Central America hasMajorMountainRange Central American Volcanic Arc
Cocos Plate associatedWith Central America Volcanic Arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Caribbean Plate associatedWithFeature Central American volcanic arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Caribbean Plate hasVolcanicArc Central America volcanic front
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Volcán Tajumulco region Mesoamerican volcanic arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Lake Managua locatedOn Central American Volcanic Arc
Cocos Ridge associatedWith Central American volcanic arc
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Guatemala Basin adjacentTo Central America volcanic arc
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Middle America Trench associatedWith Central American Volcanic Arc
Santa María volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
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Pacaya mountainRange Central American Volcanic Arc
Pacaya volcanicArcOrBelt Central America Volcanic Arc
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Arenal volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
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eastern Pacific Ocean adjacentTo Central American volcanic arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Fuego partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
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1986 San Salvador earthquake tectonicSetting Central America volcanic arc
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San Salvador Volcano partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
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Maderas Volcano volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
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Poás belongsToVolcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
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San Miguel partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
Momotombo partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Turrialba partOf Central Volcanic Range of Costa Rica
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Turrialba volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
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Gran Lago locatedOnTectonicFeature Central American Volcanic Arc
Nicaraguan Depression partOf Central American volcanic arc
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Concepción Volcano partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
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Irazú partOf Central Volcanic Range of Costa Rica
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
San Cristóbal tectonicSetting Central America volcanic arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
San Cristóbal volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
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Barú partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
Barú volcanicArcBelt Central American Volcanic Arc
Concepción partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
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Concepción mountainRange Central America Volcanic Arc
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American Cordillera hasPart Central American Volcanic Arc
Pacific margin of the Americas includesFeature Central American volcanic arc
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Chiltepe Peninsula volcanoes partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
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Chiltepe Peninsula volcanoes partOf Central American Volcanic Belt
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Momotombo Volcano partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
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Apoyeque Volcano mountainRange Central America Volcanic Arc
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Apoyeque Volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Central American Volcanic Arc
East Pacific tectonic system influences Central American volcanic arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary drives Central America Volcanic Arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Quezaltepeque, La Libertad, El Salvador locatedOn Central American Volcanic Arc
Santiaguito lava dome complex volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
southern Guatemala partOf Central American Volcanic Arc
MacKenney cone volcanicField Central American Volcanic Arc
MacKenney cone volcanicArc Central American Volcanic Arc
Pacaya National Park volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Acatenango partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
linked to: Central American Volcanic Arc
Cordillera de Tilarán partOf Central American Volcanic Arc