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 | ||
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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 Vieja | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | 1949m (6,394feet) | 28°34′N 17°50′W | 2021 | ||
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 | 1918 | Possible 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 | |||
Capelinhos | Faial Island, Azores | 501 m (1,644 ft) | 38.601°N 28.834°W | 1957-1958 (13 months) |