Lake Ilopango

Lake Ilopango
Westward view from lake Ilopango, aft San Salvador Metropolitan Area and San Salvador (volcano) lie just ahead
Highest point
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Coordinates	13°40′N 89°03′W / 13.67°N 89.05°W / 13.67; -89.05
Geography
Lake Ilopango Location in El Salvador
Location	El Salvador
Geology
Mountain type	Caldera
Last eruption	1879 to 1880

Lake Ilopango
Eastward view from San Salvador (volcano), San Salvador Metropolitan Area at the center and aft, the ilopango caldera lies just behind along with San Vicente (volcano)
Lake Ilopango
Location	Central El Salvador
Coordinates	13°40′N 89°03′W / 13.67°N 89.05°W / 13.67; -89.05
Type	crater lake
Basin countries	El Salvador
Max. length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width	8 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Max. depth	230 m (750 ft)
Surface elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Islands	Islas Quemadas

Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills an 8 by 11 km (72 km² or 28 sq mi) volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, on the borders of the San Salvador, La Paz, and Cuscatlán departments.^[1] The caldera, which contains the second largest lake in the country and is immediately east of the capital city, San Salvador, has a scalloped 100 m (330 ft) to 500 m (1,600 ft) high rim.^[2] Any surplus drains via the Jiboa River to the Pacific Ocean. The local military airbase, Ilopango International Airport, has annual airshows where international pilots from all over the world fly over San Salvador City and Ilopango lake.