Ascension Island volcanic complex

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The Ascension Island volcanic complex is a large, geologically active volcanic system in the South Atlantic Ocean that forms the foundation of Ascension Island and includes features such as Green Mountain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shield volcano ⓘ
volcanic complex ⓘ
associatedWith Ascension hotspot ⓘ
mantle plume ⓘ
composition alkali basalt ⓘ
rhyolite ⓘ
trachybasalt ⓘ
trachyte ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsFeature oceanic island ⓘ
distanceFromNearestContinent approximately 1600 km from Africa ⓘ
approximately 2250 km from South America ⓘ
dominantRockType alkali basalt ⓘ
elevation approximately 859 m at Green Mountain ⓘ
eruptionStyle effusive eruptions ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ
eruptiveProducts lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic surges ⓘ
tephra ⓘ
formsFoundationOf Ascension Island ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ
hasGeomorphologicalFeature lava plateaus ⓘ
radial drainage patterns ⓘ
steep coastal cliffs ⓘ
hasPart Central volcano of Ascension Island ⓘ
Green Mountain ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
numerous scoria cones ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
hasVolcanicEdifice central composite volcano ⓘ
hasVolcanicFieldType monogenetic volcanic field elements ⓘ
influences hydrology of Ascension Island ⓘ
soil development on Ascension Island ⓘ
topography of Ascension Island ⓘ
lastEruption Holocene epoch ⓘ
linked to: Holocene
locatedIn Ascension Island ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
locatedOn oceanic crust ⓘ
partOf British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ
region equatorial South Atlantic ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline geochemistry ⓘ
petrology ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ
tectonicSetting Mid-Atlantic Ridge region ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic Ridge

intraplate oceanic island setting ⓘ
volcanicActivityStatus potentially active ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Green Mountain → isPartOf → Ascension Island volcanic complex ⓘ
Ascension Island volcanic complex → hasPart → Central volcano of Ascension Island ⓘ
linked to: Ascension Island volcanic complex