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Quezaltepeque (volcano)

Coordinates: 14°34′N 89°27′W / 14.567°N 89.450°W / 14.567; -89.450
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Quezaltepeque
Quezaltepeque is located in Guatemala
Quezaltepeque
Quezaltepeque
Highest point
Elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)[1]
ListingVolcanoes in Guatemala
Coordinates14°34′N 89°27′W / 14.567°N 89.450°W / 14.567; -89.450[1]
Naming
Etymology"at the quetzal feather hill" or "at the tall upstanding hill"
Language of nameNahuatl
Geography
LocationChiquimula, Guatemala
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic field
Last eruptionUnknown[1]

Quezaltepeque is a volcanic field in Chiquimula, Guatemala. It has erupted in the Holocene. It is an area of basaltic lava flows, which erupted from vents along a north–south trending fault without explosions, cutting through Tertiary pyroclastic rocks WNW of Ipala volcano about 5 km south of Quezaltepeque town. These basaltic flows issued passively from vents along a N-S-trending fault without accompanying explosive activity. There are mounds of lava over the vents.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Quezaltepeque". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-21.