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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-07327

Laguna de Apastepeque is one of several large lake-filled maars in the Apastepeque volcanic field. The 800-m-wide lake is about 50 m deep and is surrounded by ash deposits containing angular blocks of andesite. Photo courtesy of Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctricia del Río Lempa (CEL), 1992.

Laguna de Apastepeque is one of several large lake-filled maars in the Apastepeque volcanic field. The 800-m-wide lake is about 50 m deep and is surrounded by ash deposits containing angular blocks of andesite.

Photo courtesy of Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctricia del Río Lempa (CEL), 1992.

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Keywords: maar | crater lake | crater


Apastepeque Field