Concepción (volcano)
Concepción | ||
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height | 1700 m (varies) | |
location | Rivas Department , Nicaragua | |
Coordinates | 11 ° 32 '16 " N , 85 ° 37' 21" W | |
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Type | Stratovolcano | |
Last eruption | 2010 |
The Concepción is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua. Together with the neighboring volcano Maderas , it forms the island of Isla de Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua . The last eruption dates back to 2010. As a result of numerous eruptions in the second half of the 20th century, the height has increased significantly above the height indicated in most records.
Web links
Commons : Concepción - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Concepción in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Spiegel-online: Fruit and terrible mountain of fire