Piton de la Fournaise

Volcano in Reunion island
Mountain shield_volcano Q1049644
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Piton de la Fournaise

Summary

Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano[1]. It draws 656 Wikipedia views per month (shield_volcano category, ranking #8 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • Piton de la Fournaise is located in Sainte-Rose[3].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is located in Saint-Philippe[4].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is in the country of France[5].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is on the continent of Africa[6].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's instance of is recorded as shield volcano[7].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's instance of is recorded as summit[8].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's instance of is recorded as highest point[9].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is made of basalt[10].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is made of picrobasalt[11].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is made of trachybasalt[12].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is made of tephrite[13].
  • Piton de la Fournaise is made of basanite[14].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's Commons category is recorded as Piton de la Fournaise[15].
  • Piton de la Fournaise comprises Dolomieu Crater[16].
  • Piton de la Fournaise comprises Cratère Bory[17].
  • Piton de la Fournaise comprises La Soufrière[18].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's highest point is recorded as Cratère Bory[19].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -21.243116, 'lon': 55.707236}[20].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Enclos Fouqué[21].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's significant event is recorded as first ascent[22].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Piton de la Fournaise[23].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's Commons gallery is recorded as Piton de la Fournaise[24].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Piton de la Fournaise'}[25].
  • Piton de la Fournaise sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2621'}[26].
  • Piton de la Fournaise's topographic isolation is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+26.98'}[27].

Body

Geography

Piton de la Fournaise is in the country of France[5]. Located in include Sainte-Rose[3], a commune of France[28], in France[29] and Saint-Philippe[4], a commune of France[30], in France[31]. It is on the continent of Africa[6].

Physical Characteristics

Piton de la Fournaise sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2621'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include shield volcano[7], summit[8], and highest point[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Piton de la Fournaise include Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory[32], a volcano observatory[33], in France[34], founded in 1979[35] and Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei[36], a taxon[37].

Why It Matters

Piton de la Fournaise draws 656 Wikipedia views per month (shield_volcano category, ranking #8 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory[32], a volcano observatory[33], in France[34], founded in 1979[35] and Symphysanodon pitondelafournaisei[36], a taxon[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . volcano.si.edu. volcano.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . volcano.si.edu. volcano.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . volcano.si.edu. volcano.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . volcano.si.edu. volcano.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . volcano.si.edu. volcano.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Géoportail. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Géoportail. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Géoportail. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · ~2026-28620-18 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of topic Q3138123
    Wikidata description Volcano in Reunion island
    Offers view on Enclos Fouqué
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||fr, en-us, en */"
  2. 7w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has climbing route Q3478776
    Has part(s) Dolomieu Crater, Cratère Bory, La Soufrière
    Parent peak Piton des Neiges
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2621'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Mountain", "PitonDeLaFournaise"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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