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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. It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971.
Oct 21, 2021 · The Canary Islands “mega-tsunami” scenario assumed a single, coherent, massive collapse block that reached a high velocity very quickly. Ocean floor mapping surrounding the Canary Islands, however, indicates that collapses instead occur in incremental or piecemeal fashion.
- El Hierro. (shield volcano 1500 m / 4921 ft) The triangular island of El Hierro is the SW-most and least studied of the Canary Islands. Following intense earthquake swarms since July 2011, a new submarine eruption started in Oct 2011 at a vent ca.
- Fuerteventura. (shield volcano 529 m) Pleistocene and Holocene cinder cones and lava flows cover large portions of elongated Fuerteventura Island at the SE end of the Canary Islands.
- Gran Canaria. (shield volcano 1950 m) The largely Miocene-to-Pliocene island of Gran Canaria in the middle of the Canary archipelago has been strongly eroded into steep-walled radial gorges called barrancos.
- La Gomera. (shield volcano 1309 m) La Gomera is one of the most beautiful of the volcanic Canarians. It is a heavily eroded ocean island shield volcano. Although it is the 3rd youngest of the Canarian island, it is already extinct.
Oct 11, 2021 · A volcano located on the Canary Island of La Palma erupted on Sunday 19 September, sending lava streaming down hills and destroying hundreds of homes on the volcanic island.
Map of the Canary Islands. Teide stratovolcano on Tenerife. Volcanic cones on Lanzarote. Pahoehoe lava flow on El Hierro. Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma. The geology of the Canary Islands is dominated by volcanic rock.
Sep 20, 2021 · La Palma volcano map: Where the Canary Islands eruption happened and areas affected as 5,000 people evacuated. Lava has been pouring from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, forcing tourists to flee a...
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Jan 5, 2022 · The major volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, Canary Islands, began on September 21, 2021. For three months, lava poured out of the volcanic ridge, and flowed to the sea, engulfed 3000+ dwellings. The October 4 ASTER thermal infrared image shows the first flow reaching the coast.
