List of volcanoes in Guatemala

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Major volcanoes in Guatemala.

This is a list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in Guatemala. [1]

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Volcanoes

NameElevation
(m)
Elevation
(ft)
Coordinates Last eruption
Acatenango [2] 397613,044 14°30′02″N90°52′33″W / 14.50056°N 90.87583°W / 14.50056; -90.87583 (Acatenango) 1972
Agua [3] 376012,336 14°27′53″N90°44′35″W / 14.46472°N 90.74306°W / 14.46472; -90.74306 (Volcán de Agua) Holocene
Almolonga [4] 319710,489 14°49′00″N91°29′00″W / 14.81667°N 91.48333°W / 14.81667; -91.48333 (Almolonga) 1818
Atitlán [5] 353511,598 14°34′58″N91°11′11″W / 14.58278°N 91.18639°W / 14.58278; -91.18639 (Volcán Atitlán) 1853
Chingo [6] 17755823 14°07′00″N89°44′00″W / 14.11667°N 89.73333°W / 14.11667; -89.73333 (Chingo) Holocene
Cerro Santiago [7] 11923911 14°20′00″N89°52′00″W / 14.33333°N 89.86667°W / 14.33333; -89.86667 (Cerro Santiago) Holocene
Cerro de Oro [8] 18926207 14°39′50″N91°10′41″W / 14.66389°N 91.17806°W / 14.66389; -91.17806 (Cerro de Oro) Holocene
Chicabal [9] 29009514 14°47′00″N91°40′00″W / 14.78333°N 91.66667°W / 14.78333; -91.66667 (Volcán Chicabal) -
Chiquimula Volcanic Field [10] 11923911 14°50′00″N89°33′00″W / 14.83333°N 89.55000°W / 14.83333; -89.55000 (Chiquimula Volcanic Field) Holocene
Coxóm [11] 304510007 14°53′15″N91°23′52″W / 14.88750°N 91.39778°W / 14.88750; -91.39778 (Cerro de Coxóm)
Cuilapa-Barbarena [12] 14544770 14°20′00″N90°24′00″W / 14.33333°N 90.40000°W / 14.33333; -90.40000 (Cuilapa-Barbarena) Holocene
Flores [13] 16005249 14°18′28″N89°59′32″W / 14.30778°N 89.99222°W / 14.30778; -89.99222 (Volcán de Flores) Holocene
Fuego [14] 376312,346 14°28′22″N90°52′49″W / 14.47278°N 90.88028°W / 14.47278; -90.88028 (Volcán de Fuego) 2018 (ongoing)
Ipala [15] 16505413 14°33′00″N89°38′00″W / 14.55000°N 89.63333°W / 14.55000; -89.63333 (Ipala) Holocene
Ixtepeque [16] 12924239 14°25′00″N89°41′00″W / 14.41667°N 89.68333°W / 14.41667; -89.68333 (Ixtepeque) Holocene
Jumaytepeque [17] 18155955 14°20′08″N90°16′10″W / 14.33556°N 90.26944°W / 14.33556; -90.26944 (Volcán Jumaytepeque) Holocene
Atitlán III Caldera [18] 11,598 14°42′00″N91°12′00″W / 14.70000°N 91.20000°W / 14.70000; -91.20000 85,000 years ago [19]
Moyuta [20] 16625453 14°02′00″N90°06′00″W / 14.03333°N 90.10000°W / 14.03333; -90.10000 (Moyuta) -
Pacaya [21] 25528373 14°22′51″N90°36′04″W / 14.38083°N 90.60111°W / 14.38083; -90.60111 (Pacaya) 2013 (ongoing)
Quezaltepeque [22] 12003937 14°34′00″N89°27′00″W / 14.56667°N 89.45000°W / 14.56667; -89.45000 (Quezaltepeque) Holocene
San Pedro 30209908 14°39′21″N91°15′57″W / 14.65583°N 91.26583°W / 14.65583; -91.26583 (San Pedro) -
Santa María [23] 377212,375 14°45′21″N91°33′06″W / 14.75583°N 91.55167°W / 14.75583; -91.55167 (Santa Maria) 2013
Santo Tomas [24] 354211,621 14°42′37″N91°28′43″W / 14.71028°N 91.47861°W / 14.71028; -91.47861 (Santo Tomas) 84,000 years ago
Siete Orejas [9] 337011060 14°48′53″N91°37′04″W / 14.81472°N 91.61778°W / 14.81472; -91.61778 (Volcán Siete Orejas) -
Suchitán [25] 20426699 14°24′00″N89°47′00″W / 14.40000°N 89.78333°W / 14.40000; -89.78333 (Suchitan) 1469
Tacaná [26] 406013,320 15°07′48″N92°06′45″W / 15.13000°N 92.11250°W / 15.13000; -92.11250 (Volcán Tacaná) 1986
Tahual [27] 17165630 14°26′00″N89°54′00″W / 14.43333°N 89.90000°W / 14.43333; -89.90000 (Tahual) Holocene
Tajumulco [28] 422013,845 15°02′04″N91°54′12″W / 15.03444°N 91.90333°W / 15.03444; -91.90333 (Volcán Tajumulco) 1863
Tecuamburro [29] 18456053 14°09′22″N90°24′25″W / 14.15611°N 90.40694°W / 14.15611; -90.40694 (Tecuamburro) 960 BC ± 75 years
Tolimán [30] 315810,361 14°36′45″N91°11′21″W / 14.61250°N 91.18917°W / 14.61250; -91.18917 (Volcán Tolimán) Holocene

See also

Footnotes

  1. INSIVUMEH. "Localización de los volcanes de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  2. "Volcán Acatenango". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  3. "Volcán Agua". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  4. "Volcán Almolonga". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  5. "Volcán Atitlán". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  6. "Volcán Chingo". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  7. "Cerro Santiago". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  8. "Volcán Tolimán: Synonyms and Subfeatures". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  9. 1 2 "Volcanes de Guatemala". INSIVUMEH.
  10. "Chiquimula Volcanic Field". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  11. Bohnenberger, Otto H. "Los focos eruptivos cuaternarios de Guatemala". Guatemala: INSIVUMEH . Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  12. "Cuilapa-Barbarena". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  13. "Volcán de Flores". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  14. "Volcán de Fuego". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  15. "Volcán Ipala". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  16. "Ixtepeque". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  17. "Volcán Jumaytepeque". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  18. "Global Volcanism Program | Atitlán". volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  19. Rose, William I.; Newhall, Christopher G.; Bornhorst, Theodore J.; Self, Stephen (1987). "Quaternary silicic pyroclastic deposits of Atitlán Caldera, Guatemala". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 33 (1–3): 57–80. Bibcode:1987JVGR...33...57R. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(87)90054-0. ISSN   0377-0273.
  20. "Moyuta". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  21. "Volcán Pacaya". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  22. "Quezaltepeque". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  23. "Volcán Santa María". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  24. "Volcán Atitlán". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  25. "Volcán Suchitán". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  26. "Volcán Tacaná". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  27. "Volcán Tahual". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  28. "Volcán Tajumulco". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  29. "Volcán Tecuamburro". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.
  30. "Volcán Tolimán". Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program.

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