| Abstract: | San Vicente volcano,also known as Chichontepec, is one of many volcanoes along the volcanic arc in El Salvador. This composite volcano, located about 50 kilometers east of the capital city San Salvador, has a volume of about 130 cubic kilometers, rises to an altitude of about 2,180 meters, and towers above major communities such as San Vicente, Tepetitan, Guadalupe, Zacatecoluca, and Tecoluca. In addition to the larger communities that surround the volcano, several smaller communities and coffee plantations are located on or around the flanks of the volcano, and major transportation routes are located near the lowermost southern and eastern flanks of the volcano. The population density and proximity around San Vicente volcano, as well as the proximity of major transportation routes, increase the risk that even small landslides or eruptions, likely to occur again, can have serious societal consequences. -- Major, et.al., 2001 |
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| Citation Author: | Major, J. J.; Schilling, S. P.; Pullinger, C. R.; Escobar, C. D.; Howell, M. M. |
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| Citation Series Number: | 2001-367 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Volcano-hazard zonation for San Vicente Volcano, El Salvador; 2001; OFR; 2001-367; Major, J. J.; Schilling, S. P.; Pullinger, C. R.; Escobar, C. D.; Howell, M. M. |
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| Text: | Volcano-hazard zonation for San Vicente Volcano, El Salvador; 2001; OFR; 2001-367; Major, J. J.; Schilling, S. P.; Pullinger, C. R.; Escobar, C. D.; Howell, M. M. |
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| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Apr 2002 00:00 -0600 |
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