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El Salvador · Maar

Laguna Aramuaca

Aramuaca, Laguna

Type
Maar
Elevation
181m
Last eruption
Unknown
Laguna Aramuaca
Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Maar
Country
El Salvador
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
181m
Coordinates
13.428, -88.105
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor
Major rock type
No data

Geological summary

A solitary, 1-km-wide, lake-filled maar, Laguna Aramuaca, occupies a low-lying area about 10 km SE of the city of San Miguel.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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