El Salvador · Stratovolcano
Taburete
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1172m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1172m
- Coordinates
- 13.435, -88.532
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Taburete volcano rises above the Pacific coastal plain E of the Río Lempa at the SW end of a cluster of volcanoes between San Vincente and San Miguel volcanoes.
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From Wikipedia
Taburete is a stratovolcano in central El Salvador, rising above the coastal plain between the San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes, and just west of Usulután volcano. It is topped by a well-preserved, 150–300 m (490–980 ft) deep summit crater, with the true summit on the south side of the crater rim.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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