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This article defines Central America as the seven nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2]
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] 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 ...
This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of Central America that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in the region. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Central America geography. Between the mountain ranges lie fertile valleys that are suitable for the raising of livestock and for the production of coffee, tobacco, beans and other crops. Most of the population of Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala lives in valleys. [18] Trade winds have a significant effect upon the climate of Central America.
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An improved age framework for late Quaternary silicic eruptions in northern Central America. Bulletin of Volcanology, 61(1–2), pp. 106–120. Whattam, S. and Stern, R., 2015. Arc magmatic evolution and the construction of continental crust at the Central American Volcanic Arc system. International Geology Review, 58(6), pp. 653–686.
The pantanos (wetlands) are designated a biosphere reserve; it contains 302,702 hectares (747,990 acres), which makes it the largest protected wetland region in North and Central America and one of the top 15 wetlands (by size) in the world. [2]
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