Cosigüina
Stratovolcano in Nicaragua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the peninsula, see Cosigüina Peninsula.
Cosigüina (also spelt Cosegüina) is a stratovolcano located in the western part of Nicaragua. It forms a large peninsula extending into the Gulf of Fonseca. The summit is truncated by a large caldera, 2 x 2.4 km in diameter and 500 m deep, holding a substantial crater lake (Laguna Cosigüina). This cone has grown within an earlier caldera, forming a somma volcano. The earlier caldera rim is still exposed on the north side, but has been buried by the younger cone elsewhere.
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Cosigüina | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 872 m (2,861 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 12°59′N 87°34′W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Chinandega Department, Nicaragua |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | August 1859 |
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