List of volcanoes in Spain
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Spain.
Canary Islands
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 | 4000-5000 BC |
| Gran Canaria | 1949 | 6398 | 28°00′N 15°35′W / 28.00°N 15.58°W | 20 BC |
| El 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 | 2198 | 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
- Cerro Tegoyo
- Guanapay
- Massif of Marissa
- Massif of Los Ajaches
- Montaña de El Golfo
- Montaña Negra
- Pico Colorado
- Timanfaya Volcanic Field
- Volcan of La Corona
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
- Bandama Caldera
- Caldera de los Marteles
- Caldera de Tejeda
- Caldera de Tirajana
- Haler de Arinaga
- La Isleta volcanic field
- Massif of Güigüi
- Massif of Tamadaba
- Montaña de Arucas
- Montaña de Gáldar
- Montañón Negro
- Pico de las Nieves
- Stratovolcano of Roque Nublo
Tenerife
- Alto de Guajara
- Caldera of Las Canadas
- Massif of Anaga
- Malpaís de Güímar
- Massif of Teno
- Montana de Las Arenas
- Pedro Gil ridge
- Teide
- Teno ridge
- Travejo Volcano
- Vulcan of Arafo
- Vulcan of Chahorra
- Vulcan Chinyero
- Vulcan of Fasnia
La Gomera
La Palma
- Caldera de Taburiente
- Cumbre Nueva
- Cumbre Vieja
- Duraznero Volcano
- Hoyo Negro
- Pico Birigoyo
- Volcan de Fuencaliente
- Volcán San Juan
- Vulcan of San Antonio
- Vulcan of Martín
- Vulcan of El Charco
- Tajogaite
- Teneguía
El Hierro
- Pico de Malpaso
- Tagoro
- Tanganosoga
- 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
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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]
- Volcà de la Canya
- Volcà d’Aiguanegra
- Volcà de Repàs
- Volcà de Repassot
- Volcà del Cairat
- Volcà de Claperols
- Volcà del Puig de l’Ós
- Volcà del Puig de l’Estany
- Volcà del Puig de Bellaire
- Volcà de Gengí
- Volcà del Bac de les Tries
- Volcà de les Bisaroques
- Volcà de la Garrinada
- Volcà del Montsacopa
- Volcà de Montolivet
- Volcà de Can Barraca
- Volcà del Puig Astrol
- Volcà de Pujalós
- Volcà del Puig de la Garsa
- Volcà del Croscat
- Volcà de Cabrioler
- Volcà del Puig Jordà
- Volcà del Puig de la Costa
- Volcà del Puig de Martinyà
- Volcà del Puig de Mar
- Volcà de Santa Margarida
- Volcà de Comadega
- Volcà del Puig Subià
- Volcà de Rocanegra
- Volcà de Simon
- Volcà del Pla sa Ribera
- Volcà de Sant Jordi
- Volcà del Racó
- Volcà de Fontpobra
- Volcà de la Tuta de Colltort
- Volcà de Can Tià
- Volcà de Sant Marc[i]
- Volcà del Puig Roig[i]
- Volcà del Traiter
- Volcà de les Medes
- ^ 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]
- Volcà de la Crosa de Sant Dalmai
- Volcà del Puig d’Adri
- El Rocàs
- Volcà del Clot de l’Omera
- Volcà del Puig de la Banya del Boc
- Volcà de Granollers de Rocacorba
- Puig Montner
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 |
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
- 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.
- ^ 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)