Volcanoes of Nicaragua

Cosiguina, Nicaragua

Stratovolcano · 872 m (2,861 ft)

Cosiguina is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua, 872 m (2,861 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here.

Cosiguina on the map

Cosiguina and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
872 m (2,861 ft)
Country
Nicaragua
Summit
12.980° N, 87.570° W
Last known eruption
1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
344010

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.