Volcán Ipala
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Volcán Ipala | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
Coordinates | 14°33′00″N 89°37′48″W / 14.55000°N 89.63000°W |
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Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Volcán Ipala is a stratovolcano that lies at an elevation of 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level in south-eastern Guatemala. It has a 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) wide summit crater which contains a crater lake (Lake Ipala), whose surface lies about 150 m (500 ft) below the crater rim. Volcán Ipala is part of a cluster of small stratovolcanoes and cinder cone fields in south-eastern Guatemala.
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