San Diego volcanic field
Appearance
San Diego volcanic field | |
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![]() Lake Güija with Volcán de San Diego in the upper right | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Cerro el Shiste |
Elevation | 781 m (2,562 ft) |
Coordinates | 14°24′N 89°34′W / 14.400°N 89.567°W |
Geography | |
Country | El Salvador/Guatemala |
State | Santa Ana Department/Jutiapa Department |
Geology | |
Volcanic arc | Central America Volcanic Arc |
Last eruption | Unknown |
The San Diego volcanic field is an extensive volcanic field on the El Salvador–Guatemala border of Central America. It consists of a group of basaltic cinder cones and lava flows, with the largest feature being Volcán de San Diego after which the volcanic field is named.[1]
Volcanism in the San Diego volcanic field took place north and east of Lake Güija which is dammed by a large basaltic lava flow from Volcán de San Diego. The volcanic field remains undated but may have been active within the last few thousand years.[1]
Volcanoes
[edit]The San Diego volcanic field includes the following volcanoes:
Name | Landform | Elevation | Coordinates |
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Cerro la Chata | Lava cone | 746 m (2,448 ft) | 14°24′N 89°34′W / 14.400°N 89.567°W |
Laguneta Clara | Pyroclastic cone | 480 m (1,570 ft) | 14°18′N 89°28′W / 14.300°N 89.467°W |
Loma la Culebra | Pyroclastic cone | 572 m (1,877 ft) | 14°20′N 89°36′W / 14.333°N 89.600°W |
Loma Iguana | Pyroclastic cone | 521 m (1,709 ft) | 14°17′N 89°30′W / 14.283°N 89.500°W |
Cerro Junquillo | Pyroclastic cone | 640 m (2,100 ft) | 14°20′N 89°35′W / 14.333°N 89.583°W |
Cerro Masatepeque | Pyroclastic cone | 540 m (1,770 ft) | 14°18′N 89°29′W / 14.300°N 89.483°W |
Cerro de Ostúa | Pyroclastic cone | 580 m (1,900 ft) | 14°19′N 89°35′W / 14.317°N 89.583°W |
Loma los Pajalitos | Pyroclastic cone | 500 m (1,600 ft) | 14°18′N 89°30′W / 14.300°N 89.500°W |
Cerro Quemado | Pyroclastic cone | 460 m (1,510 ft) | 14°15′N 89°28′W / 14.250°N 89.467°W |
Cerro el Shiste | Lava cone | 780 m (2,560 ft) | 14°24′N 89°34′W / 14.400°N 89.567°W |
Cerro el Tule | Cone | 468 m (1,535 ft) | 14°15′N 89°29′W / 14.250°N 89.483°W |
Cerro la Vega de la Caña | Pyroclastic cone | 465 m (1,526 ft) | 14°17′N 89°30′W / 14.283°N 89.500°W |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "San Diego". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-18.