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Laguna de Ayarza
Lago de Ayarza,Ayarza,Santa Rosa, Guatemala. - panoramio.jpg
Laguna de Ayarza, Guatemala
Location of Laguna de Ayarza in Guatemala.
Location of Laguna de Ayarza in Guatemala.
Laguna de Ayarza
LocationCasillas, Santa Rosa
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 14°25′N 90°7′W / 14.417°N 90.117°W / 14.417; -90.117
Lake typeCrater lake
rivers, streams, precipitation">Primary inflowsnone
rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflowsnone
Basin countriesGuatemala
Surface area14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Max. depth230 m (750 ft)
Surface elevation1,409 m (4,623 ft)

Laguna de Ayarza (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðe aˈʝaɾsa]) 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]

References

  1. 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". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 25 (1–2): 125–144. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(85)90008-3. Bibcode1985JVGR...25..125P. 
  2. (xls) Wetland Inv - Guatemala. Ducks Unlimited. http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/LAC/_documents/Guatemala_DSpa.xls. Retrieved 18 July 2008. 
  3. 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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