Cordillera Central (Costa Rica)
| Cordillera Central | |
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| Cordillera Volcánica Central | |
Crater of Irazú Volcano
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Irazú Volcano |
| Elevation | 3,432 m (11,260 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°58′37″N 83°51′15″W / 9.97694°N 83.85417°WCoordinates: 9°58′37″N 83°51′15″W / 9.97694°N 83.85417°W |
| Geography | |
Map of Cordillera Central
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| Country | Costa Rica |
| Parent range | Central America Volcanic Arc |
| Biome | Lowland tropical wet forest |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Quaternary |
The Cordillera Central is a volcanic mountain range in central Costa Rica which continues from the Continental Divide to east of Cordillera de Tilarán. It extends 80 km from Tapezco Pass to the Turrialba Volcano and ending on the Pacuare River. It is separated from Cordillera de Tilarán by Balsa River and Platanar and Zarcero hills. The Cordillera Central is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
It contains four large volcanoes Poás (2,708 m), Barva (2,906 m), Irazú and Turrialba (3,340 m). The highest peak is Irazú at 3,432 m.
South of the range lie elevated plains of central tectonic depression of Costa Rican Central Valley.
Cordillera Central's four main volcanoes are protected as national parks. Volcanic massif of the Poás Volcano is the central feature of Poás Volcano National Park, featuring permanent fumarolic activity. Barva Volcano features prominent hydrothermal activity (hot springs) and is a part of Braulio Carrillo National Park.
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