Laguna de Ayarza
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| Laguna de Ayarza | |
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| Laguna de Ayarza, Guatemala | |
| Location | Casillas, Santa Rosa |
| Coordinates | 14°25′N 90°7′W / 14.417°N 90.117°WCoordinates: 14°25′N 90°7′W / 14.417°N 90.117°W |
| Lake type | Crater lake |
| Primary inflows | none |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | Guatemala |
| Surface area | 14 km² |
| Max. depth | 230 m |
| Surface elevation | 1,409 m (4,623 ft) |
Laguna de Ayarza is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastrophic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice.[1] The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 m.[2] The lake has a surface elevation of 1409 m.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Poppe, L.; Paull, C; Newhall, C; Bradbury, J; Ziagos, J (June 1985). "A geophysical and geological study of Laguna de Ayarza, a Guatemalan caldera lake" (in English). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 25 (1-2): 125–144. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(85)90008-3.
- ^ (xls) Wetland Inv - Guatemala. Ducks Unlimited. http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/LAC/_documents/Guatemala_DSpa.xls. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ Bohnenberger, Otto H.. "Los focos eruptivos cuaternarios de Guatemala". INSIVUMEH. http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/geofisica/volcanes%20de%20Guatemala.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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