Chinameca

Chinameca is a stratovolcano in central-eastern . It lies north of and rises over the town of Chinameca. The volcano is topped by a 2 kilometres wide caldera known as Laguna Seca el Pacayal, and a satellite cone on the west side, Cerro el Limbo, rises higher than the caldera rim.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,300 metres
  • Description: volcano
  • Also known as: “El Pacayal” and “Volcán de Chinameca”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinameca.

Town
is a municipality in the San Miguel Department of . The Volcano rises over the town.

Chinameca

Latitude
13.4767° or 13° 28′ 36″ north
Longitude
-88.3184° or 88° 19′ 6″ west
Elevation
1,300 metres (4,265 feet)
Open location code
765HFMGJ+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2601693541
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q780752
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Satellite Map

Discover Chinameca from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Chinameca” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chinameca sumendia”
  • Catalan: “Chinameca”
  • Chinese: “奇纳梅卡火山”
  • Dutch: “Chinameca”
  • French: “Chinameca”
  • German: “Chinameca”
  • Japanese: “チナメカ”
  • Ladin: “Chinameca”
  • Lithuanian: “Činameka”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان چینامکا”
  • Portuguese: “Chinameca”
  • Russian: “Чинамека”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chinameca (vulkan)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chinameca”
  • Slovak: “Chinameca”
  • Spanish: “Volcan Chinameca”
  • Spanish: “Volcán Chinameca”
  • Ukrainian: “Чинамека”
  • Ukrainian: “Чінамека”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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