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Lake Atitlán (Spanish: Lago de Atitlán, ) is a lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The lake is located in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. It is known as the deepest lake in Central America.
Lake Amatitlán (Lago Amatitlán, Spanish pronunciation: [laɣo amatiˈtlan]) is a lake located within the Amatitlán caldera in south-central Guatemala, fairly close to Guatemala City. It lies in the central highlands, 1,186 m (3890 feet) above sea level. [2] Its maximum depth is 33 m (108 feet) and an average of 18 m (59 feet).
The town is situated on Lake Atitlán, which has an elevation of 5,105 feet (1,556 m).The town sits on a bay of Lake Atitlán between two volcanoes. Volcán San Pedro rises to 2,846 metres (9,337 ft) west of the town and Volcan Toliman rises to 3,144 metres (10,315 ft) southeast of the town.
Lake Atitlan is a land-locked basin encompassed with lofty mountains. [1] About 14 km (9 mi) south of Guatemala City lies Lake Amatitlán and the town of Amatitlán . A panorama of the Guatemalan highlands is shown near Quetzaltenango .
"Water Resources Assessment of Guatemala" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09; USACE (June 2000). "Guatemala - Surface Water Map" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09
A map of Guatemala. ... Major lakes (lagos) in Guatemala Lake Location Department (state administrative district) Amatitlán: 14.4500 -90.5667 (14°27'N ~ 90°34'W)
Lake Atitlán from Panajachel. Sololá is a department in the west of Guatemala. ... Lake Atitlan is a key feature surrounded by a number of the municipalities.
San Marcos La Laguna ("San Marcos": in honor of its patron saint Marcos Evangelista; "La Laguna": due to its geographic location close to Lake Atitlán) is a municipality in the department of Sololá in the south-western region of the Republic of Guatemala.
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