List of volcanoes in Spain

Teide, the highest point in Spain

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

Canary Islands

Teneguía is the source of the last volcanic eruption on Spanish soil.
NameElevationLocationLast eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Fuerteventura812173528°21′29″N 14°01′12″W / 28.358°N 14.02°W / 28.358; -14.024000-5000 BC
Gran Canaria1949639828°00′N 15°35′W / 28.00°N 15.58°W / 28.00; -15.5820 BC
Hierro1501492027°44′N 18°02′W / 27.73°N 18.03°W / 27.73; -18.032011
La Palma2426639428°35′N 17°50′W / 28.58°N 17.83°W / 28.58; -17.831971
Lanzarote670206029°02′N 13°38′W / 29.03°N 13.63°W / 29.03; -13.631824
Tenerife371812,18828°16′N 16°38′W / 28.27°N 16.64°W / 28.27; -16.641909

Lanzarote

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

  • Caldera of Las Canadas
  • Massif of Anaga
  • Massif of Teno
  • Montana de Las Arenas
  • Pedro Gil ridge
  • Teide
  • Teno ridge
  • Vulcan of Arafo
  • Vulcan of Chahorra
  • Vulcan Chinyero
  • Vulcan of Fasnia

La Gomera

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:[1]

  • Cabo de Gata, Almería
  • Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real
  • Cofrentes, Valencia
  • Columbretes Islands, Castellón
  • Garrotxa Volcanic Zone, Girona
  • Campos 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
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 Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park.[2]

  • 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[lower-roman 1]
  • Volcà del Puig Roig[lower-roman 1]
  • Volcà del Traiter
  • Volcà de les Medes
  1. 1 2 Located outside the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park.

Additionally, there are at least seven other volcanoes located in the Province of Girona:[2]

  • 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

Historical eruptions in the Canary Islands[3]
Year1 Name/Volcano Island Eruption/Cessation date Duration (days)
1430/1440Tacande o Montaña QuemadaLa Palma??
1492Eruption of ColónTenerife??
1585TehuyaLa Palma19 May/10 Aug84
1646V. Martín o de TigalateLa Palma2 Oct/ 21 Dec82
1667/1678V. de San AntonioLa Palma17 Nov/21 Jan66
1704/1705V. de SietefuentesTenerife31 Dec/4 or 5 Jan5
1704/1705V. de FasniaTenerife5 Jan/ 16 Jan12
1704/1705V. de ArafoTenerife2 Feb/27 Mar54
1706E. de Garachico / V. de Arenas NegrasTenerife5 May/13 Jun40
1712E. del CharcoLa Palma9 Oct/ 3 Dec56
1730/1736E. de TimanfayaLanzarote1 Sep 1730/ 16 Apr 17362055
1798E. Narices del Teide / V. de ChahorraTenerife9 Jun/14-15 Sep99
1824V. de Tao or del Clérigo / DuarteLanzarote31 Jul/ 31 Jul86
1824V. Nuevo del Fuego ó del ChineroLanzarote29 Sep/5 Oct
1824V. Nuevo or de TinguatónLanzarote10 Oct/24 Oct
1909V. del ChinyeroTenerife18 Nov/27 Nov10
1949E. de San Juan V. de Nambroque / Duraznero / Hoyo Negro/ Llano del BancoLa Palma24 Jun/30 Jul47
1971V. del TeneguíaLa Palma26 Oct/18 Nov24

Notes

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

See also

References

General references

Notes

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 EL VULCANISME A CATALUNYA
  3. ↑ 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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