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GVP volcano 343150 · no holder yet

Lago Yojoa

Lago Yojoa is a 1,060 m volcanic field in Honduras, last erupted around 7638 BCE.

Type
Volcanic field (cluster landform)
Summit
1,060 m above sea level
Rock
Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
7638 BCE
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
2 confirmed in the record
Where
14.96°N 87.98°W · Honduras
Region
Central America Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 343150

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