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The geology of the Canary Islands is dominated by volcanoes and volcanic rock. The Canary Islands are a 450 km-long (280 mi), east-west aligned archipelago of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, 100–500 km (60–310 mi) off the coast of Northwest Africa. [ 1] The islands are located on the African tectonic plate.
A map of the Canary Islands Hacha Grande, a mountain in the south of Lanzarote, viewed from the road to the Playa de Papagayo A panoramic view of Gran Canaria, with Roque Nublo at the left and Roque Bentayga at the center. Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago.
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]
Deaths. 1 [ 6] Lava flows (red) as of 23 November 2021. 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]
Altitude map of Tenerife, with the highest altitude (Mount Teide) in blue and the lowest (sea level) in black. Tenerife ( / ˌtɛnəˈriːf / TEN-ə-REEF; Spanish: [teneˈɾife] ⓘ; formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. [ 4 ] It is home to 42.9% of the total population of the archipelago. [ 4 ]
Location of Cumbre Vieja in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island of La Palma in the Canary Islands is at risk of undergoing a large landslide, which could cause a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean. Volcanic islands and volcanoes on land frequently undergo large landslides/collapses, which have been documented in Hawaii for example.
Teide National Park ( Spanish: Parque nacional del Teide, pronounced [ˈpaɾke naθjoˈnal de ˈtejðe]) is a national park located in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain . The national park is centered on Mount Teide, the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high) in addition, the highest volcano in the Atlantic Ocean islands and the third ...
Covering 845.94 square kilometres (326.62 square miles), Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 152,289 inhabitants at the start of 2019, [ 2 ] it is the third most populous Canary Island, after Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Located in the centre-west of the island is Timanfaya National Park, one of its main ...