El Elegante crater

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El Elegante crater is a large, nearly circular maar volcanic crater in the Pinacate volcanic field of northwestern Mexico, noted for its dramatic rim and desert landscape.

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El Elegante crater canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
maar crater ⓘ
volcanic crater ⓘ
belongsToVolcanicProvince Basin and Range Province ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
depth approximately 250 metres ⓘ
diameter approximately 1.5 kilometres ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 560 metres ⓘ
formationProcess phreatomagmatic eruption ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
hasConservationValue geodiversity feature ⓘ
scientific research site ⓘ
hasFeature desert landscape surroundings ⓘ
maar morphology ⓘ
nearly circular shape ⓘ
steep crater rim ⓘ
hasTourismActivity geotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Pinacate volcanic field ⓘ
Sonora ⓘ
northwestern Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Northwestern Mexico
nearestCity Puerto Peñasco ⓘ
notableFor desert scenery ⓘ
dramatic crater rim ⓘ
well-preserved maar structure ⓘ
partOf El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
Sonoran Desert ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
region Gran Desierto de Altar ⓘ
rockType basaltic composition ⓘ
state Sonora ⓘ
toponymMeaning "The Elegant" in English ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar ⓘ
volcanicField Pinacate volcanic field ⓘ

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Pinacate volcanic region → contains → El Elegante crater ⓘ