El Salvador · Stratovolcano
San Vicente
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2149m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2149m
- Coordinates
- 13.597, -88.838
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
San Vicente stratovolcano, also known as Chichontepec, is ~20 km SE of Lake Ilopango. The andesitic edifice with two summit peaks was constructed within the Pleistocene La Carbonera caldera, whose rim is visible only on its SW side.
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From Wikipedia
San Vicente is a stratovolcano in central El Salvador. It is located next to the town of San Vicente and is the second highest volcano in El Salvador. In the indigenous language Nahuat, Chichontepec means the mountain of the two breasts, because its double summit resembles a woman's bosom. The volcano has two craters, one located in each summit, although not exactly at the top. A dense jungle covers both summits. Numerous hot springs and fumaroles are found on the northern and western flanks of the volcano. To the northeast, at 820 metres in a ravine of 180 metres longitude, there are fumaroles—fountains of clear and muddy water or small volcanoes of mud.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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