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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in El Salvador. Volcanoes. Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Apaneca Range: 2036: 6680
A satellite image of the volcano. The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec (Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana) is a large stratovolcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. At 2,381 metres (7,812 ft) above sea level, it is the highest volcano in the country. It is located immediately west of Coatepeque Caldera.
Coatepeque Caldera (Nawat: cōātepēc, "at the snake hill") is a volcanic caldera in El Salvador in Central America.The caldera was formed during a series of rhyolitic explosive eruptions from a group of stratovolcanoes between about 72,000 and 57,000 years ago.
Pages in category "Volcanoes of El Salvador" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The San Salvador Volcano (also known as Quezaltepeque or El Boquerón) is a stratovolcano situated northwest to the city of San Salvador. The crater has been nearly filled with a relatively newer edifice, the Boquerón volcano. San Salvador is adjacent to the volcano and the western section of the city actually lies among its slopes.
It is located next to the town of San Vicente (hence the name) and is the second highest volcano in El Salvador. In the indigenous language Nahuat, Chichontepec means the mountain of the two breasts, [2] because its double summit resembles a woman's bosom. The volcano has two craters, one located in each summit, although not exactly at the top ...
Santa Ana volcano (background, far right) with Izalco to the far left, Cerro Verde center and San Marcelino vents in the foreground. Parque Nacional Los Volcanes, also known as Cerro Verde National Park, is a large national park in El Salvador. The park includes three volcanoes: Cerro Verde, Izalco, and Santa Ana. [1]
Ilamatepec volcano, one of the most active in the region, is a part of this range. The volcanoes in the range Santa Ana Volcano , Izalco Volcano , and Cerro Verde were the inspiration for the two active and one dormant volcanoes in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 's novella The Little Prince , based on his life with his Salvadoran wife Consuelo de ...