Poás Volcano
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| Poás Volcano | |
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 Crater lake on Poás, September 2004 |
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| Elevation | 2,708 metres (8,884 feet) |
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Range | Cordillera Central |
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| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1996 |
The Poás Volcano is in central Costa Rica. There are two crater lakes near its summit. Poás has erupted 39 times since 1828. The volcano is located within the Poas Volcano National Park.
Some consider the Poas Volcano to be a cross between a geyser and a volcano, and scientists believe that it is a volcano gradually becoming a geyer. On one occasion, it spewed a jet of steam four miles high, claiming the record for the highest geyser jet. Near the volcano's active crater, there are lakes of molten sulfur, thought to be the only examples of their kind in the world.
[edit] External links
- Global Volcanism Program
- Poas, Costa Rica
- A 360 degree 'virtual reality' panorama of the Poas Volcano
- Poas Information
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