Laguna de Ayarza

Laguna de Ayarza is a crater lake in . 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.
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: Lago de Ayarza

Laguna de Ayarza

Latitude
14.41865° or 14° 25′ 7″ north
Longitude
-90.12125° or 90° 7′ 17″ west
Elevation
1,410 metres (4,626 feet)
Open location code
766FCV9H+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52890722
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
3599617
Wiki­data ID
Q5730441
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Laguna de Ayarza” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Laguna de Ayarza
  • Dutch: Laguna de Ayarza
  • French: Lagune d’Ayarza
  • French: lagune de Ayarza
  • Lithuanian: Ajarsos lagūna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ayarzasjøen
  • Norwegian: Ayarzasjøen
  • Portuguese: Laguna de Ayarza
  • Spanish: Laguna de Ayarza
  • Swedish: Laguna de Ayarza

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