In a previous post that we leave you below, we talked about the most active volcanoes in the world. On this occasion, we will focus on a specific country, we are going to talk about how many volcanoes there are in Spain. We will divide them by autonomous communities, we will point out which are active, extinct or dormant and we will indicate which are the most spectacular and safest to visit.
It is not known by the whole world, the existence in Spain of more than a hundred volcanoes scattered throughout the map. The main volcanic area that the vast majority of people know is centered on the Canary Islands, forgetting that also throughout the territory of the peninsula you can find a large number of volcanoes.
We all remember the eruption in our country of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma in September 2021. Volcanoes are geological structures through which magma or a mass composed of molten rocks is expelled. This magma is divided into two components, lava and gases. Then we are going to explain what this phenomenon consists of, how many are in Spain and which ones you can visit.
How are volcanoes formed?
The volcanoes, are geological formations with a break in the area of the earth's crust where the magma, gases and ash clouds are expelled. These sets of expelled elements come from the interior of the earth.
When these formations erupt, the lava comes out of the craters and accumulates on the surface. When these lava accumulations cool down, what we know as a volcanic cone is formed.
They usually form near tectonic plate boundaries., can occur because they are separating which causes holes to be created through which the magma comes out. Or on the other hand, because one of the plates has started to slide under the other.
Emphasize that the appearance of a volcano can also occur in areas where there is no movement of plates, these points are known as hot spots. The appearance of the volcanoes in these points is due to the fact that there are ascending magma plumes. One of the best known hot spots in the world is the Hawaiian area.
Volcanoes in Spain
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As we have said at the beginning of this publication, not all the volcanoes found in Spain are located in the area of the Canary Islands. The Spanish territory has about a hundred volcanoes scattered throughout the map, some of which remain active and many others extinct.
In the month of September of last year, 2021, in one of the Canary Islands, more specifically in La Palma, the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted. This eruption places this island as the eighth to suffer this event since records began. More than 50 years ago, in the Islands too, the last volcanic eruption took place in Spain. In the year 1971 in the month of October, the Teleguía volcano erupted.
In the national territory, 11 years ago the last volcanic eruption occurred, but it was not terrestrial like the vast majority, but in this case it was underwater. This event occurred on the island of El Hierro and caused a volcanic formation 400 meters deep.
La most famous volcanic area in Spain, it is located in the Canary Islands, but there are different areas volcanic to part of the Islands. These areas include Gerona, Cabo de Gata in Almería, Cofrentes in Valencia, Ciudad Real and the Columbretes Islands in Castellón.
Spain has more than a hundred volcanoes scattered throughout its territory, some of them active or extinct. In the next section we will see which ones are in one state or another.
Active, extinct or dormant volcanoes
We have already seen that in Spain, there are a large number of volcanoes spread over different autonomous communities. But what we don't know yet is which of them remain active or not.
The active volcanos are called those, who can enter the process of eruption at any time. Most volcanoes are in this dormant state. The time that this eruptive activity lasts is not known for sure since it can vary in days, months or years.
asleep or inactive, is used to refer to those volcanoes that have signs of activity but have remained inactive for a very long period of time. I mean, yes it hasn't had an eruption in centuries is classified within this group.
Finally, those known as extinct are those that have not undergone eruptive activity in the last 25000 years.
In rural areas of India, families in charge of a blind minor frequently isolate and deprive him/her of the care and attention they provide to their other children; such situation becomes even more severe among lower-caste families, orphans and if the blind child is a girl. Canary Islands, active volcanoes are located. In this area since records have been recorded, around twenty eruptions have been recorded. Some of these eruptions have been of great intensity and duration.
In another Spanish municipality, such as Girona, two volcanoes are also located is active state such as the Santa Margarida in the natural park of the Garrotxa volcanic zone and another of them is the Croscat which is also part of this volcanic zone.
List of volcanoes in Spain
With more than a hundred volcanoes scattered throughout the length and breadth of the Spanish map, below, we give you a list with the name and location of each one of them.
Volcanoes in Fuerteventura
- Volcanic field of Isla de los Lobos
- Massif Betancuria
- Haler massif
- sand mountain
- Tindaya Mountain
- Vulcan Jacomar
Volcanoes in Gran Canaria
- Roque Nublo stratovolcano
- Bandama boiler
- Black Mountain
- Tejeda Caldera
- Galdar Mountain
- isleta volcanic field
- Arucas Mountain
- Güigüi Massif
- Haller of Arinaga
- Tamadaba Massif
Volcanoes in Tenerife
- Teide
- teno crest
- Pedro Gil Mountain Range
- Arafo Volcano
- Sand Mountain
- Chahorra Volcano
- Solid Teno
- Chinyero volcano
- Anaga Massif
- Fasnia volcano
- Caldera de las Canadas
La Palma volcanoes
- Cumbre Vieja mountain range
- Teneguía Volcano
- North Ancient Massif
- Tajuya volcano
- Fuencaliente volcano
- Tacande volcano
- El Charco Volcano
- San Martin volcano
- San Juan volcano
- San Antonio volcano
Volcanoes Lanzarote
- Timanfaya
- Teneza volcano
- The Ajaches
- white mountain
- La Corona Volcano
- Bermeja Mountain
- Tao
- Raven's Caldera
- new fire
- cracked mountain
- Mountains of Fire
- Tinguatón
El Hierro Volcanoes
- Black Loin Volcano
Volcanoes La Gomera
- shield volcano
Volcanoes Catalonia – La Garrotxa
- Puig Montner
- Volcano of Granollers de Rocacorba
- Puig de la Banya del Boc volcano
- Clot de I'Omera volcano
- El Rocas
- Puig d'Adri volcano
- Volcano of the Crosa de Sant Dalmai
- Medes volcano
- Traiter's Volcano
- Puig Roig volcano
- Sant Marc volcano
- Can Tià volcano
- Tuta de Colltort volcano
- Fontpobra Volcano
- Racó volcano
- Sant Jordi volcano
- Pla sa Ribera volcano
- Simon's volcano
- Blackrock Volcano
- Puig Subià volcano
- Comadega volcano
- Santa Margarida volcano
- Puig de Mar volcano
- Puig de Martinya volcano
- Puig de la Costa volcano
- Puig Jordà volcano
- Cabriolet Volcano
- croscat volcano
- Puig de la Garsa volcano
- Pujalos volcano
- Puig Astrol volcano
- Can Barraca volcano
- Montolivet volcano
- Montsacopa volcano
- Garrinada volcano
- Bisaroques volcano
- Bac de les Tries volcano
- Gengi volcano
- Puig de Bellaire volcano
- Puig de I'Estany volcano
- Puig de I'Os volcano
- Claperols volcano
- cairat volcano
- Repassot volcano
- Repas Volcano
- Aiguanegra Volcano
- Canya Volcano
Volcanoes of Murcia
- Aljorra volcano
- The Big Island
- The Cabezo Negro, Pico Cebolla and Los Pérez
- Perdiguera Island
- Cabezo Beaza, Cabezo de la Fraila and Cabezo Ventura
- Deer Island
- round island
- Subject Island
- Calnegre and Monteblanco
- Subject Island
- Cliff
- carmoli
Volcanoes in Almeria
- round sheepfold
- black hill
- Hoyazo Hill
- head mary
- Cóbdar volcanic area
- Morron de Mateo
- Hill of the White Sail
- Testa Hill
- Hill of Revenge
- El Plomo Boiler
- Morron of the Genoveses
- Friar's Hill
- Gallardo Hill
Volcanoes in Castilla La Mancha – Campo de Calatrava area
- Michos volcanic lagoon
- Volcanic lagoon of La Alberquilla
- Lagoon and volcano of La Posadilla
- Peñarroya volcano and lagoon
- Beer Hole Sea
- Mortar Hole Sea
- The Volcanic Castles of Welcome
- Calatrava volcanic massif
- Cerro de los Santos volcano
- Piedrabuena Volcano
- Alhorin volcano
Volcanoes in the Valencian Community – Columbretes Islands
- Ferrera volcano
- El Bergantin Volcano
- Columbrete volcano
- La Horadada Volcano
These are the different volcanic zones and the volcanoes that can be found divided into different areas of the Spanish territory.
Volcanoes that you should not miss
We have seen that in Spain there are different volcanic areas spread throughout the national map, we encourage you here to learn more about some of them. Thus, We are going to tell you about one that should not be missing from your list of future trips.
Teide-Tenerife
With a height of 3715 meters, it is the highest peak in Spain and the third in the world. It is located on the Canary Island, specifically in Tenerife. Also, it is one of the places most frequented by both national and international tourists on the island.
Cumbre Vieja and Teneguia – La Palma
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In a few months, it will be a year since the eruption of this volcano in the country. On the island of La Palma, not only can you visit this volcano with recent activity, but you can also go see El Teneguía.
Santa Margarida – Girona
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The Santa Margarida volcano is unique in the town of Olot, Girona. It is a very unusual formation to see, because it is very different from those named above since it hardly seems that we are facing a volcano as can be seen in the image. Inside the crater of this volcano is a hermitage.
Croscat-Girona
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This volcano is located in La Garrocha, specifically in the La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. In this park, there are 40 volcanic cones and 20 lava flows. Therefore, it is a place that you should definitely not miss.
The volcanoes in Spain do not have much activity, but with the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja a few months ago we have realized that when you least expect something as beautiful as it is destructive it can start.
We recommend that you inform yourself of those volcanic areas that you are interested in visiting, since all of them may not be open to the public. Enjoy, and marvel at these geological formations that we have in our country.