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.

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	2933
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	1971
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

• 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

• 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:^[1]

• Cabo de Gata, Almería
• Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real
• Cofrentes, Valencia
• Columbretes Islands, Castellón
• Garrotxa Volcanic Zone, Girona

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. 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]

Year^1	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

Notes

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

See also

• Lists of volcanoes

References

General references

• Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). 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

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). Retrieved 21 March 2012.
2. EL VULCANISME A CATALUNYA
3. Table created by Dr. Carmen Romero, Department of Geography, University of La Laguna. 2007

External links

• Volcanic areas in Spain (Spanish)