Poás Volcano
The Poás Volcano, is an active 2,697-metre stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poas Volcano National Park. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, with a strong eruption in April 2017—causing the evacuation of visitors and residents.Photo: Peter Andersen, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,708 metres
- Description: mountain in Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Poás”, “Poas Volcano”, and “Volcan Poas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poás Volcano National Park.
Poás Volcano National Park
Photo: Scott Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
Poás Volcano National Park, in Central Valley of Costa Rica, is one of the country's most spectacular volcanoes and boasts extraordinary scenic beauty.
Poás Volcano
- Categories: stratovolcano, volcanic landform, and landform
- Location: Poás, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.19766° or 10° 11′ 52″ northLongitude
-84.23084° or 84° 13′ 51″ westElevation
2,708 metres (8,885 feet)Open location code
762Q5QX9+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3644909837OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Poás Volcano from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Poás Volcano” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركان بواس”
- Bavarian: “Vulkan Poás”
- Belarusian: “Поас”
- Cebuano: “Volcán Poás”
- Chinese: “波阿斯火山”
- Czech: “Poás”
- Danish: “Poás”
- Dutch: “Poás”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بركان بواس”
- Esperanto: “Poás”
- Finnish: “Poás”
- French: “Poás”
- Galician: “Volcán Poás”
- German: “Poás”
- Hungarian: “Poás”
- Italian: “Poás”
- Japanese: “ポアス山”
- Korean: “포아스 화산”
- Kotava: “Poás (tculk)”
- Kotava: “Poás”
- Lithuanian: “Poasas”
- Macedonian: “Поас”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Poás”
- Norwegian: “Poás”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Poás”
- Polish: “Poás”
- Portuguese: “Vulcão Poás”
- Russian: “Поас”
- Slovak: “Poás”
- Slovenian: “Poás”
- Spanish: “Volcán Poás”
- Swedish: “Poás”
- Swedish: “Volcán Poás”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hacienda Virginia and Altura.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laguna Caliente and Vísta del Cráter del Volcán Poás.
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