List of volcanoes in Spain
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Spain.
Canary Islands[]
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
---|---|---|---|---|
meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
Fuerteventura | 812 | 1735 | 28°21′29″N 14°01′12″W / 28.358°N 14.02°W | 4000-5000 BC |
Gran Canaria | 1949 | 6398 | 28°00′N 15°35′W / 28.00°N 15.58°W | 20 BC |
Hierro | 1501 | 4920 | 27°44′N 18°02′W / 27.73°N 18.03°W | 2011 |
La Palma | 2426 | 6394 | 28°35′N 17°50′W / 28.58°N 17.83°W | 2021[1] |
Lanzarote | 670 | 2060 | 29°02′N 13°38′W / 29.03°N 13.63°W | 1824 |
Tenerife | 3718 | 12,188 | 28°16′N 16°38′W / 28.27°N 16.64°W | 1909 |
Lanzarote[]
- Caldera Blanca
- Guanapay
- Massif of Marissa
- Massif of Los Ajaches
- Montaña de El Golfo
- Montaña del Fuego
- Montaña Negra
- Pico Colorado
- Timanfaya Volcanic Field
- Volcan of La Corona
Fuerteventura[]
- Lobos's Island volcanic field
- Massif of Betancuria
- Massif of Haler
- Montaña de La Arena
- Montaña de Tindaya
- Vulcan of Jacomar
Gran Canaria[]
- Caldera of Bandama
- Caldera of Tejeda
- La Isleta volcanic field
- Massif of Güigüi
- Massif of Tamadaba
- Haler de Arinaga
- Montaña de Arucas
- Montaña de Gáldar
- Montañón Negro
- Stratovolcano of Roque Nublo
Tenerife[]
La Gomera[]
- Island shield volcano
La Palma[]
- Cumbre Vieja ridge
- Northern ancient massif
- Vulcan of Fuencaliente
- Vulcan of El Charco
- Vulcan of San Juan
- Vulcan of San Antonio
- Vulcan of San Martin
- Vulcan of Tacande
- Vulcan of Tajuya
- Vulcan of Teneguía
El Hierro[]
- Vulcan of Lomo Negro
Mainland Spain[]
There are several volcanic areas in mainland Spain, such as:[2]
- Cabo de Gata, Almería
- Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real
- Cofrentes, Valencia
- Columbretes Islands, Castellón
- Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park, Girona
- Campo de Cartagena, Cartagena (Upper Miocene)
- Isla Grosa, in the Mediterranean east of La Manga del Mar Menor
- Cerro del Calnegre and Monteblanco, on La Manga del Mar Menor
- Isla Mayor o del Barón, Isla Perdiguera, Isla del Ciervo, Isla Rondella o Redonda and Isla del Sujeto in the Mar Menor
- El Carmolí, on the landward coast of the Mar Menor.
- Cabezo Beaza, Cabezo de la Fraila and Cabezo Ventura, on the eastern edge of Cartagena
- Volcán Aljorra, northwest of Cartagena
- Cabezo Negro de Tallante, Pico Cebolla and Los Pérez, west-northwest of Cartagena
Garrotxa Volcanic Zone[]
There are 40 volcanoes at the comarca of the Garrotxa, 38 of which are part of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park.[3]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Located outside the [[Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park].
Additionally, there are at least seven other volcanoes located in the Province of Girona:[3]
Major eruptions[]
Year1 | Name/Volcano | Island | Eruption/Cessation date | Duration (days) |
1430/1440 | Tacande o Montaña Quemada | La Palma | ? | ? |
1492 | Eruption of Colón | Tenerife | ? | ? |
1585 | Tehuya | La Palma | 19 May/10 Aug | 84 |
1646 | V. Martín o de Tigalate | La Palma | 2 Oct/ 21 Dec | 82 |
1667/1678 | V. de San Antonio | La Palma | 17 Nov/21 Jan | 66 |
1704/1705 | V. de Sietefuentes | Tenerife | 31 Dec/4 or 5 Jan | 5 |
1704/1705 | V. de Fasnia | Tenerife | 5 Jan/ 16 Jan | 12 |
1704/1705 | V. de Arafo | Tenerife | 2 Feb/27 Mar | 54 |
1706 | E. de Garachico / V. de Arenas Negras | Tenerife | 5 May/13 Jun | 40 |
1712 | E. del Charco | La Palma | 9 Oct/ 3 Dec | 56 |
1730/1736 | E. de Timanfaya | Lanzarote | 1 Sep 1730/ 16 Apr 1736 | 2055 |
1798 | E. Narices del Teide / V. de Chahorra | Tenerife | 9 Jun/14-15 Sep | 99 |
1824 | V. de Tao or del Clérigo / Duarte | Lanzarote | 31 Jul/ 31 Jul | 86 |
1824 | V. Nuevo del Fuego ó del Chinero | Lanzarote | 29 Sep/5 Oct | |
1824 | V. Nuevo or de Tinguatón | Lanzarote | 10 Oct/24 Oct | |
1909 | V. del Chinyero | Tenerife | 18 Nov/27 Nov | 10 |
1949 | E. de San Juan V. de Nambroque / Duraznero / Hoyo Negro/ Llano del Banco | La Palma | 24 Jun/30 Jul | 47 |
1971 | V. del Teneguía | La Palma | 26 Oct/18 Nov | 24 |
2021 | V. Cabeza de Vaca | La Palma | 19 Sep/ | Ongoing |
Notes
- 1 Only eruptions with established and documented references that describe eruptive processes.
See also[]
References[]
General references[]
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
Notes[]
- ^ "Lava shoots up from volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands". Reuters. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Areas volcánicas en España - Volcanología - Geofísica - Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Áreas de actividad - Ministerio de Fomento:" [Volcanic areas in Spain]. Ministerio de Fomento (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b EL VULCANISME A CATALUNYA[permanent dead link]
- ^ Table Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine created by Dr. Carmen Romero, Department of Geography, University of La Laguna. 2007
External links[]
- Volcanic areas in Spain (in Spanish)
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