Lake Ipala

Laguna de Ipala

Laguna de Ipala
Location Ipala (Chiquimula)
Coordinates 14°33′20″N 89°38′20″W / 14.55556°N 89.63889°W / 14.55556; -89.63889Coordinates: 14°33′20″N 89°38′20″W / 14.55556°N 89.63889°W / 14.55556; -89.63889
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 1 km wide crater of the Ipala Volcano. The lake has a surface area of 0.52 km² and is situated at an altitude of 1493 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.marn.gob.gt/sub/portal_cambio_climatico/docs/subcuenca.pdf
  2. ↑ http://es.scribd.com/doc/58357133/10/LAGUNA-DE-IPALA
  3. ↑ Dix, Margareth & Juan F. Fernández (eds). Inventario Nacional de los Humedales de Guatemala (PDF) (in Spanish). Guatemala: UICN-ORMA, CONAP, USAC, CBMA. ISBN 9968-743-58-5.


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