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Concepción Volcano

volcano, Nicaragua
Also known as: Ometepe

Concepción Volcano, one of two volcanic cones (the other is Madera) forming Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, southwestern Nicaragua. Also known as Ometepe, it rises to 5,282 ft (1,610 m) and comprises the northern half of the island. Concepción is one of the country’s most active volcanoes and has frequent eruptions. Its first recorded activity was in 1883.

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