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Teide, the highest point in Spain

This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Spain.

Canary Islands

Teneguía was the source of the last volcanic eruption in 1971 on Spanish soil until 2021.
Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Fuerteventura 812 2664 28°21′29″N 14°01′12″W / 28.358°N 14.02°W / 28.358; -14.02 4000-5000 BC
Gran Canaria 1949 6398 28°00′N 15°35′W / 28.00°N 15.58°W / 28.00; -15.58 20 BC
Hierro 1501 4920 27°44′N 18°02′W / 27.73°N 18.03°W / 27.73; -18.03 2011
La Palma 2426 6394 28°35′N 17°50′W / 28.58°N 17.83°W / 28.58; -17.83 2021[1]
Lanzarote 670 2198 29°02′N 13°38′W / 29.03°N 13.63°W / 29.03; -13.63 1824
Tenerife 3718 12,188 28°16′N 16°38′W / 28.27°N 16.64°W / 28.27; -16.64 1909

Lanzarote

Fuerteventura

Gran Canaria

Tenerife

La Gomera

La Palma

El Hierro

Mainland Spain

There are several volcanic areas in mainland Spain, such as:[2]

Aerial view of the Croscat volcano.
Aerial view of the Santa Margarida Volcano.
Montolivet Volcano in Olot.
Garrinada Volcano in Olot.

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]

  1. ^ 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

Historical eruptions in the Canary Islands[4]
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
2011/2012 Tagoro El Hierro 11 Oct/5 Mar
2021 V. Tajogaite La Palma 19 Sep/13 Dec 85

Notes

1 Only eruptions with established and documented references that describe eruptive processes.

See also

References

General references

Notes

  1. ^ "Lava shoots up from volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands". Reuters. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b EL VULCANISME A CATALUNYA[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Table Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine created by Dr. Carmen Romero, Department of Geography, University of La Laguna. 2007

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