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Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec

Apaneca Range

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2028m
Last eruption: Unknown

Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec — Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: El Salvador
Region: Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 2028m
Coordinates: 13.872, -89.742
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Apaneca Range (also known as the Cuyanausul Range) consists of a group of basaltic-to-andesitic Pleistocene and Holocene stratovolcanoes in western El Salvador between the Santa Ana complex and the Guatemala border.

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From Wikipedia

Cordillera de Apaneca is a volcanic mountain range in western El Salvador. It consists mainly of volcanoes. Ilamatepec volcano, one of the most active in the region, is a part of this range.

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Eruption history

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No eruption records available.

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