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Las Lajas Volcano | John Seach
Nicaragua
12.30 N, 85.73 W
summit elevation 926 m
Shield volcano
Las Lajas Volcano is located 20 km north of Lake Nicaragua. The volcano contains a 7 km wide, 650 m deep, caldera. Five lava domes are located in the center of the caldera, and additional domes are present on the outer flanks.
Further reading
Ehrenborg, J., 1996. A new stratigraphy for the Tertiary volcanic rocks of the Nicaraguan Highland. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 108(7), pp.830-842.
Tiffer, E.M., Lacayo, R.A. and Sabatino, G., 1988. Geothermal development in Nicaragua. Geothermics, 17(2-3), pp.333-354.
Las Lajas Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.