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An eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge, comprising the southern half of the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, took place between 19 September and 13 December 2021. [ 7 ] It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971. [ 8 ] At 85 days, it is the longest known and the most ...
Last eruption. September 19 to December 13, 2021 [3] Tajogaite or Tajogaite Volcano is a monogenetic volcano located in the municipality of El Paso on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands. Although its official name is "Tajogaite", before its officialization some authors have called it Cumbre Vieja, Jedey or Cabeza de Vaca, among other names.
The Cumbre Vieja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkumbɾe ˈβjexa]; meaning "Old Summit") is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. [4] The spine of Cumbre Vieja trends in an approximate north–south direction, comprising the southern half of La Palma, with both summit ridge and flanks pockmarked by dozens of craters and cones. [5]
The Cumbre Vieja volcano lies on the southern third of La Palma (Canary Islands) and rises about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) [1] above sea level and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) above the seafloor. [30] It is the fastest growing volcano in the archipelago and thus dangerous in terms of collapses and landslides. [ 7 ]
Officials reported a fresh eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma on the evening of September 27.The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (INVOLCAN) said an eruption took place at around ...
Residents on Spain's La Palma island braced Wednesday for the possibility of bigger earthquakes that could compound the damage from a volcano spilling lava more than five weeks since it erupted.
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.
Caldera de Taburiente National Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente) is a national park on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. It contains the Caldera de Taburiente, which dominates the northern part of the island, and was designated as a national park in 1954. The telescopes of the Roque de los Muchachos ...