Santa María

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Santa María is a large stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its catastrophic 1902 eruption and ongoing activity at its Santiaguito lava dome complex.

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Santa María canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
lava dome complex
stratovolcano
volcanic eruption
activity ongoing eruptions
ashFall Central America
Southern Mexico
linked to: southern Mexico

Western United States
casualties thousands of people killed
country Guatemala
currentActivityCenter Santiaguito lava dome complex
damage widespread destruction of coffee plantations
elevation about 3772 m
eruptionColumnHeight over 28 km in 1902
eruptionStyle Plinian eruption
dome-building eruptions
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
formationStart 1922
hasEruption 1902 eruption of Santa María
hasVolcanicComplex Santiaguito lava dome complex
hazard ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
languageOfName Spanish
lastMajorEruptionStart 1902
latitude approximately 14.76 N
locatedIn Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Western Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
location southwest flank of Santa María
longitude approximately 91.55 W
monitoringAgency INSIVUMEH
mountainRange Sierra Madre de Chiapas
nameMeaning Saint Mary
nearCity Quetzaltenango
notable one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century
tectonicSetting subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate
UNESCOStatus nearby area within La Reserva de la Biosfera Trifinio-Fraternidad region (not the volcano itself)
VEI 6
volcanicArc Central America Volcanic Arc
volcano Santa María
Santa María
volcanoType stratovolcano
year 1902

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1902 eruption of Santa María volcano Santa María
subject linked to: Santa María
Santiaguito lava dome complex volcano Santa María
subject linked to: Santa María