Conchagüita

Conchagüita
File:Isla Conchagüita.png
Highest point
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Prominence	505 m (1,657 ft)
Coordinates	13°13′44″N 87°46′01″W
Geography
Conchagüita is located in El Salvador Conchagüita Conchagüita Location in El Salvador
Location	El Salvador
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Pleistocene

Conchagüita is a volcanic island in the Gulf of Fonseca, eastern El Salvador. In October 1892, an earthquake triggered a large landslide at the volcano, and the resulting dust cloud was first thought to be new volcanic ash. The event was discredited as volcanic eruption by the Smithsonian Institution.

See also

• List of volcanoes in El Salvador
• List of stratovolcanoes

References

• "Conchagüita". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.