Payunia volcanic field

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The Payunia volcanic field is an extensive volcanic region in Mendoza Province, Argentina, characterized by hundreds of cinder cones, lava flows, and basaltic plateaus within a protected natural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural region ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
age Quaternary ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains La Payunia Provincial Reserve ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
dominantRockType basalt ⓘ
elevationMax approximately 3000 metres above sea level ⓘ
formationProcess effusive basaltic eruptions ⓘ
geologicalProvince Andes ⓘ
governedBy Province of Mendoza ⓘ
linked to: Mendoza Province
hasBiodiversity Patagonian shrubland vegetation ⓘ
steppe fauna ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic predominantly black volcanic terrain ⓘ
hasCraterType maar craters ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
hasLandscapeCharacteristic black lava fields ⓘ
extensive lava plateaus ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ
hasScientificInterest geomorphology ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ
hasVolcanicFeatures basaltic plateaus ⓘ
cinder cones ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
hazardType volcanic hazard ⓘ
locatedIn Cuyo region ⓘ
Mendoza Province ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
nearbyCity Malargüe ⓘ
notableVolcano Payún Liso ⓘ
Payún Matrú ⓘ
linked to: La Payunia
numberOfCinderCones hundreds ⓘ
partOf Andean volcanic belt ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus protected natural landscape ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the world’s largest monogenetic volcanic fields ⓘ
relatedTo subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting back-arc region ⓘ
tourismActivity 4x4 excursions ⓘ
photography ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
usedFor geotourism ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
volcanicRockType basaltic-andesitic ⓘ
volcanicStyle monogenetic volcanism ⓘ

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Payunia Provincial Reserve → partOf → Payunia volcanic field ⓘ
La Payunia → partOf → Payenia volcanic province ⓘ
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Matrú volcano → volcanicProvince → Payenia volcanic province ⓘ
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Matrú volcano → partOf → La Payunia volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Malargüe → near → Payunia volcanic field ⓘ
Malargüe → regionSpecialty → volcanic landscapes of Payunia ⓘ
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Liso → locatedIn → La Payunia volcanic field ⓘ
subject linked to: Payún Liso volcano
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Liso → isPartOf → La Payunia volcanic province ⓘ
subject linked to: Payún Liso volcano
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Malargüe Department → hasAttraction → Payunia volcanic field ⓘ