Orosí
(Stratovulkan) |
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Rincón de la Vieja
(komplexe Vulkan) |
Rincón de la Vieja is the largest volcano in NW Costa Rica and one of its most active ones. [mehr] |
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Miravalles
(Schichtvulkan) |
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Tenorio
(Stratovulkan) |
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Arenal
(Schichtvulkan) |
 Arenal, a major tourist attraction in Costa Rica, is one of the most active volcanoes of Central America. Since a major eruption in 1968, it has been in near-continuous activity building a lava dome and displaying mild explosive activity from the summit crater. [mehr] |
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Platanar
(Stratovulkan) |
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Poas
(Schichtvulkan) |
Poás is one of Costa Rica´s most active volcanoes, and one of its most frequently visited and prominent ones. It contains a green acid crater lake and during some of its frequent phreatic eruptions, water from the lake is ejected like a geyser. [mehr] |
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Barva
(komplexe Vulkan) |
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Turrialba
(Schichtvulkan) |
 Turrialba (3340 m) ist der östlichste der aktiven Vulkane Costa Ricas. Er ist ein großer Stratovulkan mit einem Komplex von 3 Gipfelkratern. Seine Flanken sind weitgehend von landwirtschaftlichen Flächen und Wäldern bedeckt.
Nach dem bis 2006 letzten Ausbruch im Jahr 1866 be... [mehr] |
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Irazu
(Schichtvulkan) |
Irazú (3432 m) immediately east of the capital San José is Costa Rica's highest and one of its most active volcanoes. Tephra fall (ash) during the last major eruption of Irazú in 1963-65 caused heavy damage to infrastructure and life in San José and its surroundings. [mehr] |
Volcanoes of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a small country but has a lot of active volcanoes aligned like pearls on a chain, caused by the NE subduction of the Pacific tectonic plate under the Carribean plate. Among the country's most active volcanoes are Arenal, Poás and Irazú volcanoes.
