⛰️ Arenal Volcano

Costa Rica · Americas · 1,670 m · 10.46°N, 84.70°W

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Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano is a recently active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km (56 mi) northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano stands 1,633 metres (5,358 ft) high. It is conically shaped with a crater 140 metres (460 ft) in diameter. Geologically, Arenal is considered a young volcano and it is estimated to be less than 7,500 years old. It is also known as "Pan de Azúcar", "Canaste", "Volcan Costa Rica", "Volcan Río Frío" or "Guatusos Peak".

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Quick facts

CountryCosta Rica
Continent / regionAmericas
Elevation1,670 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)10.46°N, 84.70°W · view on map

Arenal Volcano rises to 1,670 m in Costa Rica, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate summit. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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