List of volcanoes in Spain

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File:Teide año 2011.jpg
Teide, the highest point in Spain

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

Canary Islands

File:Teneguia volcano.jpg
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 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 4000-5000 BC
Gran Canaria 1949 6398 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 20 BC
El Hierro 1501 4920 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 2011
La Palma 2426 6394 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 2021[1]
Lanzarote 670 2198 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1824
Tenerife 3718 12,188 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1909

Lanzarote

Fuerteventura

  • Caldera Los Arrabales
  • Calderón Hondo
  • Lobos Island Volcanic Field
  • Massif of Betancuria
  • Massif of Haler
  • Montaña Blanca
  • Montaña de La Arena
  • Montaña de la Raya
  • Montaña de Tindaya
  • Volcanes de Babuyo
  • Vulcan de Jacomar

Gran Canaria

Tenerife

La Gomera

La Palma

El Hierro

Mainland Spain

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

File:Volcà del Croscat.jpg
Aerial view of the Croscat volcano.
File:Volcà de Santa Margarida.jpg
Aerial view of the Santa Margarida Volcano.
File:Volcà Montolivet-Olot-Catalunya.jpg
Montolivet Volcano in Olot.
File:Volcà de la Garrinada-Olot (Catalunya).jpg
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]

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  1. ↑ a b Located outside the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park.

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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

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