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Cerro Negro Volcano | John Seach
(Las Pilas)
Nicaragua
12.50 N, 86.70 W
summit elevation 675 m
cinder cones
Note: there is a volcano called Cerro Negro in the Andes (the world's third highest volcano).
Cerro Negro was born in 1850 and is the youngest volcano in central America.
The volcano is composed of black scoriae and aa lava flows which have reached 4 km on NE. Eruption of Cerro Negro in August 1999 included ash emission and lava fountain.
Further reading
Hill, Brittain E., et al. "1995 eruptions of Cerro Negro volcano, Nicaragua, and risk assessment for future eruptions." Geological Society of America Bulletin 110.10 (1998): 1231-1241.
Roggensack, Kurt, et al. "Explosive basaltic volcanism from Cerro Negro volcano: influence of volatiles on eruptive style." Science 277.5332 (1997): 1639-1642.
Cerro Negro Volcano Eruptions
1999, 1995, 1992, 1971, 1969, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1957, 1954, 1950-51, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1929, 1923, 1919, 1914, 1899, 1867, 1850