Chicabal

Chicabal is a 2,720 metres (8,920 ft) inactive volcano in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.^[1] Its edifice has a volume of 12 km³ (2.9 cu mi) .14°47′N 91°40′W / 14.79°N 91.66°W / 14.79; -91.66^[2] The volcano has a crater lake, Chicabal Lake, and is constructed within a collapse scar that may have been the consequence of a failure of a previous edifice.^[3] Part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre, it is associated with Santa Maria volcano.^[4]

Key Information

Chicabal
Chicabal crater lake
Highest point
Elevation	2,720 m (8,920 ft)
Coordinates	14°43′N 91°32′W / 14.717°N 91.533°W / 14.717; -91.533
Dimensions
Volume	12 km3 (2.9 cu mi)
Geography
Location	Quetzaltenango department, Guatemala
Geology
Mountain type	Inactive volcano
Volcanic arc	Central America Volcanic Arc
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1. ^ Fernandez-Rivas, R (1970). "Geothermal resources of Guatemala, Central America". Geothermics. 2: 1024. Bibcode:1970Geoth...2.1015F. doi:10.1016/0375-6505(70)90408-6. ISSN 0375-6505.
2. ^ Siebert, Lee; Alvarado, Guillermo E.; Vallance, James W.; van Wyk de Vries, Benjamin (2006). "Large-volume volcanic edifice failures in Central America and associated hazards". Volcanic Hazards in Central America. Vol. 412. pp. 1–26. doi:10.1130/2006.2412(01). ISBN 9780813724126.
3. ^ MacVean, Charles; Schuster, Jack C. (1981). "Altitudinal Distribution of Passalid Beetles (Coleoptera, Passalidae) and Pleistocene Dispersal on the Volcanic Chain of Northern Central America". Biotropica. 13 (1): 29. Bibcode:1981Biotr..13...29M. doi:10.2307/2387868. ISSN 0006-3606. JSTOR 2387868.
4. ^ Rose, William I. (1987). "Santa María, Guatemala: Bimodal soda-rich calc-alkalic stratovolcano". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 33 (1–3): 109–129. Bibcode:1987JVGR...33..109R. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(87)90056-4. ISSN 0377-0273.

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