List of volcanoes in Europe explained

Though Canary Islands geographically are part of the African plate and are generally considered part of the African continent, they administratively belong to Spain and therefore volcanoes of the islands are on this list.

Name Location Elevation (m) Last eruption Notes
1516m (4,974feet)65.03°N -16.75°W 1961 [1]
200m (700feet)63.4325°N -20.2475°W 1973 [2]
800m (2,600feet)65.7333°N -16.7833°W 1984 [3]
200m (700feet)1963 [4]
385m (1,263feet)63.905°N -22.2725°W 2022 [5]
393m (1,289feet)1188 [6]
393m (1,289feet)1926 [7]
655m (2,149feet)63.9167°N -69°W data-sort-value="950"Late 10th Century AD [8]
Russia 5642m (18,510feet)43.355°N 42.4392°W data-sort-value="50"about 50 years AD
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 3718m (12,198feet)28.28°N -54.1°W data-sort-value="1909"November 1909
Sicily, Italy 3329m (10,922feet)37.755°N 73.7°W data-sort-value="2023"Ongoing
Ilha do Pico, Azores, Portugal 2351m (7,713feet) 38.4689°N -28.3989°W 1718
Santorini, Greece 118m (387feet) 36.4°N -25.4°W 1950
Jan Mayen, Norway 2277m (7,470feet) 71.0767°N -8.1644°W 1985
2110m (6,920feet) 64°N -55°W 1727–1728
2009m (6,591feet) 2014–2015
Cumbre ViejaLa Palma, Canary Islands, Spain1949m (6,394feet)28°34′N 17°50′W2021
France 1855m (6,086feet) 45.0586°N 2.7614°W data-sort-value="-2000000"2 million years ago
France 1465m (4,806feet) 45.7719°N 2.9625°W data-sort-value="-8700"10,700 years ago Carbonized plant fragments at the location were found to have formed c.10,700 years ago.[9]
Italy 1738m (5,702feet) data-sort-value="-180000"180,000 years ago
1725m (5,659feet) 64.42°N -17.33°W 2011
1666m (5,466feet) 63.62°N -19.6133°W 2010
1512m (4,961feet) 63.6333°N -22°W 1918Possible later minor eruptions did not melt covering ice.
1491m (4,892feet) 63.9833°N -61°W 2000
1448m (4,751feet) 64.8°N -70°W data-sort-value="200"200 AD [10]
Italy 1326m (4,350feet) 40.9483°N 15.6356°W data-sort-value="-38000"40,000 years ago
1289m (4,229feet) 46.13°N 25.88°W data-sort-value="-28000"32,600 to 27,500 years ago
Italy 1281m (4,203feet) 40.8167°N 40°W 1944
Italy 950m (3,120feet) data-sort-value="-3000"7,000 years ago
Aeolian Islands, Italy 924m (3,031feet) 38.7939°N 15.2111°W data-sort-value="2023"Ongoing
Italy 458m (1,503feet) 40.827°N 14.139°W 1538
Aeolian Islands, Italy 499m (1,637feet) 38.4042°N 14.9658°W 1888–1890
Eifel, Germany 699.9m (2,296.3feet)data-sort-value="-13000"10 000 to 20 000 years ago
CapelinhosFaial Island, Azores501 m (1,644 ft)38.601°N 28.834°W1957-1958 (13 months)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Askja . 2022-12-29 . vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is . Vatnajokull National Park".
  2. Web site: The Most Infamous Eruptions in Icelandic History . 2022-12-29 . guidetoiceland.is . Guide to Iceland".
  3. Web site: Krafla Travel Guide . 2022-12-29 . guidetoiceland.is . Guide to Iceland".
  4. Web site: The Most Infamous Eruptions in Icelandic History . 2022-12-29 . guidetoiceland.is . Guide to Iceland".
  5. Web site: Complete Guide to the 2022 Eruption of Fagradalsfjall Volcano . 2022-12-29 . guidetoiceland.is . Guide to Iceland.
  6. Web site: Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes . 2022-12-29 . icelandicvolcanoes.is . University of Iceland".
  7. Web site: Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes . 2022-12-29 . icelandicvolcanoes.is . University of Iceland".
  8. Web site: Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes . 2022-12-29 . icelandicvolcanoes.is . University of Iceland".
  9. The ultimate summit eruption of Puy de Dôme volcano (Chaîne des Puys, French Massif Central) about 10,700 years ago . 2010 . 10.1016/j.crte.2010.09.004 . 2 April 2021 . Miallier . Didier . Boivin . Pierre . Deniel . Catherine . Gourgaud . Alain . Lanos . Philippe . Sforna . Marie . Pilleyre . Thierry . Comptes Rendus Geoscience . 342 . 11 . 847–854 . 2010CRGeo.342..847M .
  10. Web site: Snaefellsjökull . 13 May 2018 . Global Volcanism Project.