Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes

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The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain characterized by numerous high stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic plateaus spanning parts of Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological province
volcanic arc
volcanic region
associatedWith Altiplano-Puna plateau
linked to: Puna de Atacama

crustal thickening
orogenic processes
characterizedBy extensive volcanic plateaus
high stratovolcanoes
contains El Misti volcano
Lascar volcano
Licancabur volcano
Llullaillaco volcano
Nevado de Acay volcanic center
Ollagüe volcano
Sabancaya volcano
San Pedro volcano
Tupungatito volcano
Ubinas volcano
continent South America
country Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
eruptionProducts andesitic lavas
dacitic lavas
rhyolitic ignimbrites
eruptionStyle Plinian eruptions
explosive eruptions
geologicalAge Cenozoic
Quaternary
hasFeature Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex
calderas
large ignimbrite plateaus
lava domes
mafic monogenetic cones
hasHighPoint several volcanoes above 6000 metres
locatedIn Andes
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
notableFor one of the highest concentrations of high volcanoes on Earth
partOf Andean Volcanic Belt
Circum-Pacific volcanic belt
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate
South American Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
volcanicActivityType subduction-related volcanism
volcanoTypeDominant stratovolcano

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Ojos del Salado volcanicArcOrBelt Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Ring of Fire contains Andes volcanic belt
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Nazca Plate associatedWithVolcanicArc Andean Volcanic Belt
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Nazca Plate associatedWithVolcanicProvince Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Puna de Atacama locatedIn central Andes
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Puna de Atacama partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes hasFeature Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Nevado Sajama partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Nevado San Francisco partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Andean subduction system associatedWith Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar volcano locatedIn Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar volcano partOf Central Andean volcanic chain
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar volcano volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Llullaillaco volcanicArcOrBelt Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: Llullaillaco volcano
Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes southOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
El Misti partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: El Misti volcano
Sabancaya volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: Sabancaya volcano
Licancabur geologicalSetting Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: Licancabur volcano
Licancabur formsPartOf Andean Central Volcanic Zone
subject linked to: Licancabur volcano
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
San Pedro volcano locatedIn Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
San Pedro volcano partOf Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Ollagüe volcano partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Ollagüe volcano partOf Andean Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Ubinas volcano partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Ubinas volcano belongsToVolcanicArc Peru–Chile volcanic arc
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Nevado de Acay volcanic center partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Andean Volcanic Belt hasSegment Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
El Tatio geyser field partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Pacific margin of the Americas includesFeature Central Andean volcanic zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Pichu Pichu volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Misti volcanicArcOrBelt Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Chachani volcanicArcOrBelt Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Misti partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: Misti volcano
Nevado Tres Cruces volcanicZone Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Pomerape Volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Parinacota Volcano partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Guagua Putina isPartOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Juriques volcano partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Ampato locatedIn Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: Ampato volcano
Hualca Hualca partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
subject linked to: Hualca Hualca volcano
Hualca Hualca volcanicZone Central Volcanic Zone
subject linked to: Hualca Hualca volcano
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
San Pablo volcano isPartOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Antofalla volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Northern Volcanic Zone northOf Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar locatedIn Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Lascar volcanicZone Central Volcanic Zone
linked to: Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Pomerape isPartOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Uturuncu locatedIn Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes