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Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Apaneca Range: 2036: 6680: Holocene Apastepeque Volcanic Field: 700: 2297: Holocene Chingo [1]: 1775: 5823
Stratovolcanoes of El Salvador (16 P) Pages in category "Volcanoes of El Salvador" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The San Salvador Volcano (also known as Quezaltepeque or El Boquerón) is a stratovolcano situated northwest to the city of San Salvador. The crater has been nearly filled with a relatively newer edifice, the Boquerón volcano. San Salvador is adjacent to the volcano and the western section of the city actually lies among its slopes.
Map of the Central American volcanic arc, with captions showing the location of several volcanoes – in the Mexico/Guatemala border: Tacaná; in Guatemala: Tajumulco, Santa Maria, Chicabal, Tolimán, Atitlán, Volcán de Fuego, Volcán de Agua, Pacaya, Chingo; in El Salvador: Apaneca Range, Chinchontepec or San Vicente, Chaparrastique or San Miguel, Chinameca and Conchagua; in Nicaragua ...
A satellite image of the volcano. The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec (Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana) is a large stratovolcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. At 2,381 metres (7,812 ft) above sea level, it is the highest volcano in the country. It is located immediately west of Coatepeque Caldera.
Ilamatepec (Santa Ana) Volcano. The geography of El Salvador is volcanic. El Salvador is a country located on the Ring of Fire, where the majority of the earth's volcanos and earthquakes occur. [93] The most notable volcano is Volcan Chaparrastique (San Miguel Volcano), which also exhibits the most volcanic activity.
Pages in category "Stratovolcanoes of El Salvador" ... San Miguel (volcano) San Salvador (volcano) San Vicente (volcano) Santa Ana Volcano; T. Taburete; Tecapa; Tiger ...
Izalco is an active stratovolcano [2] on the side of the Santa Ana Volcano, which is located in western El Salvador. It is situated on the southern flank of the Santa Ana volcano. Izalco erupted almost continuously from 1770 (when it formed) to 1958 [3] earning it the nickname of "Lighthouse of the Pacific", and experienced a flank eruption in ...