VOLCANO

GVP volcano 383030 · no holder yet

Tenerife

Tenerife is a 3,715 m stratovolcano in Spain, last erupted in 1909.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
3,715 m above sea level
Rock
Phonolite
Setting
Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
1909
Largest known
VEI 4, cataclysmic, 80 BCE
Eruptions
42 confirmed in the record
Where
28.27°N 16.64°W · Spain
Region
Canary Volcanic Province, Northern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 383030

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