Lake Ipala
Laguna de Ipala | |
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![]() Laguna de Ipala | |
![]() ![]() Laguna de Ipala | |
Location | Ipala (Chiquimula) |
Coordinates | 14°33′20″N 89°38′20″W / 14.55556°N 89.63889°WCoordinates: 14°33′20″N 89°38′20″W / 14.55556°N 89.63889°W |
Lake type | Crater lake |
Primary inflows | none |
Primary outflows | none |
Basin countries | Guatemala |
Surface area | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)[1][2] |
Surface elevation | 1,493 m (4,898 ft) |
Laguna de Ipala is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is located in the south-eastern Chiquimula Department at the bottom of a one kilometre (0.62 mi) wide crater of the Ipala Volcano. The lake has a surface area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) and is situated at an altitude of 1493 m.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Inventario de Cuerpos de Aguas Continentales de Guatemala Con Énfasis en la Pesca y la Acuicultura | PDF | Guatemala | Agua".
- ^ Dix, Margareth & Juan F. Fernández (eds) (2001). Inventario Nacional de los Humedales de Guatemala (PDF) (in Spanish). Guatemala: UICN-ORMA, CONAP, USAC, CBMA. ISBN 9968-743-58-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21.
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- Lakes of Guatemala
- Volcanic crater lakes
- Geography of the Chiquimula Department
- Guatemala geography stubs