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Maderas Volcano | John Seach
Nicaragua
11.45 N, 85.52 W
summit elevation 1394 m
stratovolcano
Maderas volcano is located on SE end of Ometepe island in Lake Nicaragua. The volcano contains 800-m-wide summit crater, occupied by Laguna de Maderas.
The SW side of the volcano has been affected by large-scale slumping. Numerous pyroclastic cones are located on the lower NE flank of Maderas volcano down to Lake Nicaragua.
1996 Lahar
On 27 September 1996 a lahar destroyed the village of El Corozal (3 km from Maderas Volcano), killing 6 people.
Further reading
Kapelanczyk, L., Rose, W.I. and Jicha, B., 2012. An eruptive history of Maderas volcano using new 40 Ar/39 Ar ages and geochemical analyses. Bulletin of volcanology, 74(9), pp.2007-2021.
Maderas Volcano Eruptions
3000 years ago.