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North America / Nicaragua / Chinandega / Cosigüina
Record SL-847940 · Wikidata Q528654

Cosigüina

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Elevation
872 m
2,861 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
12.9710° N, 87.5765° W
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Cosigüina
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Description

Wikipedia

Cosigüina (also spelt Cosegüina) is a stratovolcano located in the western part of Nicaragua. It forms a large peninsula extending into the Gulf of Fonseca. The summit is truncated by a large caldera, 2 x 2.4 km in diameter and 500 m deep, holding a substantial crater lake (Laguna Cosigüina). This cone has grown within an earlier caldera, forming a somma volcano. The earlier caldera rim is still exposed on the north side, but has been buried by the younger cone elsewhere.

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Güina 807 m E 101° 1.0 km
Cerros Chachos 319 m SE 150° 4.0 km