San Vicente

San Vicente is a stratovolcano in central . It is located next to the town of and is the second highest volcano in El Salvador. In the indigenous language Nahuat, Chichontepec means the mountain of the two breasts, because its double summit resembles a woman's bosom.
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  • Volcano rising to 2,182 metres (7,159 feet)
  • Description: stratovolcano in central El Salvador
  • Also known as
    “Chichontepec”
    “De San Vicente”
    “Volcan de San Vicente”
    “Volcán San Vicente”

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Latitude
13.59726° or 13° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
-88.83869° or 88° 50′ 19″ west
Open location code
765HH5W6+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = volcano
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“San Vicente” goes by many names.
San VicenteBasque
San Vicente (sumendia)Basque
Volcà de San VicenteCatalan
Volcán de San VicenteCebuano
欽琼特佩克火山Chinese
ChichontepecCzech
Las ChichesCzech
San VicenteCzech
San VicenteDutch
הר הגעש סן ויסנטהHebrew
סן ויסנטהHebrew
ChinchontepecItalian
San VicenteItalian
サン・ビアンテ火山Japanese
サン・ビセンテJapanese
サン・ビセンテ火山Japanese
San VicenteLadin
San Visentės ugnikalnisLithuanian
اتشفشان سن ویسنتهPersian
Ne tepet ka San VicentePipil
San VicentePolish
San Vicente (wulkan)Polish
Сан-ВисентеRussian
Сан-Висенте (вулкан)Russian
San VicenteSerbo-Croatian
San Vicente (vulkan)Serbo-Croatian
ChichontepecSlovak
Las ChichesSlovak
San VicenteSlovak
San Vicente (sopka)Slovak
Сан-ВісентеUkrainian
San VicenteVenetian

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