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The Central American Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coastline of the Central American Isthmus, from Mexico to Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is formed by an active subduction zone, with the Cocos plate subducting ...
Tacaná is the first of hundreds of volcanoes in a 1,500 km (930 mi) km row, arranged NW to SE, parallel to the Pacific Ocean coast of Central America, known as the Central America Volcanic Arc, formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.
The western portion of the plate is occupied by Central America. The Cocos plate in the Pacific Ocean is subducted beneath the Caribbean plate, just off the western coast of Central America. This subduction forms the volcanoes of Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, also known as the Central America Volcanic Arc.
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Nicaragua. A map of Nicaragua's volcanoes. Volcanoes. Name Elevation Location ... Central America Volcanic Arc;
Calderas of Central America (12 P) C. Volcanoes of Costa Rica (1 C, 5 P) E. Volcanoes of El Salvador (1 C, 10 P) G. Volcanoes of Guatemala (1 C, 14 P) H.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... GPX (secondary coordinates) Major volcanoes in Guatemala. This is a list of active, dormant, ... Central America Volcanic ...
The Central Arc is the name given for the string of mountains and volcanoes which run through the middle of Central America.The highlands are part of a circle of volcanoes known as the Pacific Ring of Fire that runs through the Aleutian Islands, South Pacific, and Central America, among others.
Volcanoes of El Salvador (1 C, 10 P) Volcanoes of Guatemala (1 C, ... Pages in category "Central America Volcanic Arc" The following 4 pages are in this category, out ...