Ometepe Island volcanic complex

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The Ometepe Island volcanic complex is a dual-volcano system in Lake Nicaragua, comprising the active Concepción Volcano and the dormant, forested Maderas Volcano that together form Ometepe Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dual-volcano system ⓘ
volcanic complex ⓘ
administrativeCountry Republic of Nicaragua ⓘ
linked to: Nicaragua
climate tropical climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Nicaragua ⓘ
culturalSignificance important for local Nicaraguan communities ⓘ
dominantRockType basaltic-andesitic ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
forms Ometepe Island ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
geologicalProcess subduction-related volcanism ⓘ
geomorphology two conical volcanic edifices connected by an isthmus ⓘ
hasActiveVolcano Concepción Volcano ⓘ
hasDormantVolcano Maderas Volcano ⓘ
hasPart Concepción Volcano ⓘ
Maderas Volcano ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
islandName Ometepe ⓘ
linked to: Ometepe Island
islandType volcanic island ⓘ
lakeName Lake Nicaragua ⓘ
lakeType freshwater lake ⓘ
landUse cattle grazing ⓘ
coffee cultivation on volcanic slopes ⓘ
plantain cultivation ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Nicaragua ⓘ
monitoring monitored by Nicaraguan geological and volcanic institutions ⓘ
nameEtymology Ometepe derives from Nahuatl words for two and mountain ⓘ
nameLanguage Nahuatl ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody San Juan River ⓘ
notableFeature biodiverse forests on Maderas Volcano ⓘ
fertile volcanic soils ⓘ
island formed by two stratovolcanoes rising from a lake ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus partly protected ⓘ
region Rivas Department ⓘ
tectonicSetting Central America Volcanic Arc ⓘ
tourism major ecotourism destination ⓘ
transportAccess ferry connections across Lake Nicaragua ⓘ
vegetation tropical forest on Maderas Volcano ⓘ
volcanicActivityStatus historically active ⓘ
volcanicArc Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ
volcanicLandform stratovolcano complex ⓘ
volcanoCount 2 ⓘ

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

Maderas Volcano → partOf → Ometepe Island volcanic complex ⓘ
Concepción Volcano → formsPartOf → Ometepe Island volcanic complex ⓘ
San José del Sur → hasScenicView → volcanoes of Ometepe Island ⓘ
linked to: Ometepe Island volcanic complex