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The Central American Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coastline of the Central American Isthmus, from Mexico to Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is formed by an active subduction zone, with the Cocos plate subducting ...
Map of the Central America volcanic arc, with captions showing the location of several volcanoes. Tacaná is the first large volcano, at the top of the row of captioned volcanoes on this image.
Calderas of Central America (12 P) C. Volcanoes of Costa Rica (1 C, 5 P) E. Volcanoes of El Salvador (1 C, 10 P) G. Volcanoes of Guatemala (1 C, 14 P) H.
The first table below ranks the 25 highest major summits of Central America by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. [3] [2] The second table below ranks the 25 most prominent summits of Central America.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... GPX (secondary coordinates) Major volcanoes in Guatemala. This is a list of active, ... Central America Volcanic Arc;
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... American Samoa. Name Elevation Location ... Porcupine Mountains Central-Volcano: 595:
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Cerro Negro is a polygenetic cinder cone that is part of the Central America Volcanic Arc, which formed as a result of the Cocos Plate subducting under the Caribbean Plate, at a rate of 9 cm (3.5 in) per year. It is the largest and southernmost of four cinder cones that have formed along a NW-SE trend line in the Cordillera de los Maribios ...