Laguna_de_Ayarza Knowpia

Laguna de Ayarza
Laguna de Ayarza
	Laguna de Ayarza, Guatemala
	Laguna de Ayarza
Location	Casillas, Santa Rosa
Coordinates	14°25′N 90°7′W / 14.417°N 90.117°W
Lake type	Crater lake
Primary inflows	none
Primary outflows	none
Basin countries	Guatemala
Surface area	14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Max. depth	230 m (750 ft)
Surface elevation	1,409 m (4,623 ft)

Laguna de Ayarza (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðe aˈʝaɾsa]) is a crater lake in Guatemala. 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.^[1] The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 m.^[2] The lake has a surface elevation of 1409 m.^[3]

References edit

^ Poppe, L.; Paull, C; Newhall, C; Bradbury, J; Ziagos, J (June 1985). "A geophysical and geological study of Laguna de Ayarza, a Guatemalan caldera lake". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 25 (1–2): 125–144. Bibcode:1985JVGR...25..125P. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(85)90008-3.
^ "Wetland Inv - Guatemala" (xls). Ducks Unlimited. Retrieved 18 July 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Bohnenberger, Otto H. "Los focos eruptivos cuaternarios de Guatemala". INSIVUMEH. Retrieved 2010-05-05.