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Pantelleria

Pantelleria is an 836 m shield volcano in Italy, last erupted in 1891.

Type
Shield
Summit
836 m above sea level
Rock
Rhyolite
Setting
Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
1891
Largest known
VEI 1, gentle, 1891
Eruptions
7 confirmed in the record
Where
36.77°N 12.02°E · Italy
Region
Sicily Volcanic Province, European Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 211071

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