| Chinameca | |
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 Chinameca stratovolcano is seen here from the SE near the summit of neighboring San Miguel volcano. |
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| Elevation | 1,300 metres (4,265 ft)[1] |
| Location | San Miguel Department, El Salvador |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: [1] |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Chinameca (also known as El Pacayal) is a volcano in central-eastern El Salvador. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to San Miguel is a department of El Salvador in the eastern part of the country El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Mountains can be characterized in several ways Some mountains are Volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. It lies north of San Miguel volcano and rises over the town of Chinameca. San Miguel (also known as Chaparrastique) is a Stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador. Chinameca is a Municipality in the San Miguel department of El Salvador. The volcano is topped by a 2 kilometres (1. 2 mi) wide caldera known as Laguna Seca el Pacayal, and a satellite cone on the west side, Cerro el Limbo, rises higher than the caldera rim. A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption Satellite cone (or parasitic cone) is a geographical feature found around a Volcano. Fumaroles can be found on the north side, and it has been the site of a geothermal exploration program. In Geology, geothermal refers to heat sources within the planet [1]
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