Panama · Stratovolcano
Volcan Baru
Baru
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3474m
- Last eruption
- 1550
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Panama
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3474m
- Coordinates
- 8.808, -82.543
- Last eruption
- 1550
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The westernmost volcano in Panamá, Barú, is a complex dominantly andesitic stratovolcano in the Talamanca Range near the Costa Rica border.
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From Wikipedia
The Volcán Barú is an active stratovolcano and the tallest mountain in Panama, at 3,475 metres (11,401 ft) high. It lies about 35 km (22 mi) off the border of Costa Rica. It is also the twelfth highest peak in Central America.
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Eruption history
8 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 8
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 9280 BCE (±30 yrs) – 1550
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1550 (±10 yrs)VEI ?Observed1550 – end unknown
- 1340 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1340 – end unknown
- 1130 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1130 – end unknown
- 710 (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate710 – end unknown
- 260 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate260 – end unknown
- 1270 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1270 BCE – end unknown
- 7420 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate7420 BCE – end unknown
- 9280 BCE (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate9280 BCE – end unknown
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