Izalco
Izalco is an active stratovolcano on the southern flank of the Santa Ana Volcano in western El Salvador. Formed in 1770, it erupted almost continuously until 1958, earning the nickname "Lighthouse of the Pacific".
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Volcano rising to 1,950 metres (6,398 feet)
- …is also known as “Izalio”
- Description: volcano in El Salvador
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cerro Verde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Volcanes National Park and Izalco.
Los Volcanes National Park
Los Volcanes National Park encompasses three large…
Izalco
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Latitude
13.81393° or 13° 48′ 50″ north
Longitude
-89.6325° or 89° 37′ 57″ west
Open location code
765GR978+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Izalco” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيزالكو”
- Armenian: “Իսալկո”
- Basque: “Izalco (sumendia)”
- Basque: “Izalco”
- Belarusian: “Ісалька”
- Catalan: “Izalco”
- Catalan: “Volcà d’Izalco”
- Catalan: “Volcà de Izalco”
- Cebuano: “Volcán de Izalco”
- Chinese: “伊萨克火山”
- Chinese: “伊萨尔科火山”
- Chinese: “伊薩克火山”
- Czech: “Izalco”
- Dutch: “Izalco”
- Esperanto: “Izalco”
- Esperanto: “Izalko”
- Estonian: “Izalco vulkaan”
- Finnish: “Izalco”
- French: “Izalco”
- German: “Izalco”
- German: “Volcán de Izalco”
- Indonesian: “Gunung Izalco”
- Indonesian: “Izalco”
- Japanese: “イサルコ山”
- Korean: “이살코 화산”
- Lithuanian: “Isalkas”
- Lithuanian: “Isalko ugnikalnis”
- Macedonian: “Изалко”
- Persian: “اتشفشان ایزالکو”
- Polish: “Izalco”
- Portuguese: “Izalco”
- Russian: “Вулкан Исалько”
- Russian: “Исалько”
- Slovak: “Izalco”
- Slovenian: “Ognjenik Izalco”
- Spanish: “Izalco”
- Spanish: “Volcán de Izalco”
- Spanish: “Volcán Izalco”
- Turkish: “Izalco Yanardağı”
- Ukrainian: “Ісалько”
- Uzbek: “Isalko vulqoni”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crater Principal and Parque Nacional Los Volcanes.
El Salvador: Highlights
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