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Volcán Azul volcanocinder cones 201 m / 659 ft
Nicaragua, 12.53°N / -83.87°W Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)
Typical eruption style: mildly explosive
Volcán Azul volcano eruptions: less than 10,000 years ago, no historic eruptions Note: There is another Cerro Azul volcano in Chile. Background:The youthful trachybasaltic cinder cones are located south of the Río Curinhuás and west of Pearl Lagoon. The cones have well-defined, steep-walled craters which are about 50-60 m across. The easternmost crater is open to the west, the other 2 are circular.Based on the fresh vegetation and relatively low vegetation cover, it is thought that they could have formed only a few thousands years ago. Other trachybasaltic to trachytic Quaternary cones along the central Nicaraguan Atlanatic coastal plain are found at Pearl Lagoon and Kukra Hill. |