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Orosí Volcano

Orosi

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1659m
Last eruption: Unknown

Orosí Volcano — Photo: Cindy Stine (U.S. Geological Survey) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: Costa Rica
Region: Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 1659m
Coordinates: 10.980, -85.473
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Orosí is one of a cluster of four eroded and vegetated cones in the Guanacaste Range at the NW corner of Costa Rica.

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From Wikipedia

Orosí Volcano, in Spanish Volcán Orosí, is an inactive volcano in Costa Rica in the Cordillera de Guanacaste near the border with Nicaragua. It is within Guanacaste National Park.

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Eruption history

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No eruption records available.

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