Apoyeque

Apoyeque
Map of Nicaragua, showing location of Chiltepe peninsula and Nicaragua volcanic front.
Highest point
Elevation518 m (1,699 ft)
Coordinates12°14′30″N 86°20′30″W / 12.24167°N 86.34167°W / 12.24167; -86.34167
Geography
Map
LocationNicaragua
Geology
Mountain typePyroclastic shield
Last eruption50 BC ± 100 years

Apoyeque is a pyroclastic shield, located in the Chiltepe Peninsula Natural Reserve in Nicaragua. It has a 2.8-km wide, 400-m-deep, lake-filled caldera.[1]

  1. ^ "Apoyeque". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-27.