Cumbre Vieja

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Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcanic ridge
affectsMunicipality El Paso
Los Llanos de Aridane
Tazacorte
country Spain
dominantMagmaType basalt
eruptionFrequency historically frequent eruptions
eruptionStyle basaltic fissure eruptions
geologicalSetting intra-plate oceanic island volcano
hasFissureSystem yes
hasHumanImpact yes
hasPotentialHazard long-lived lava-flow eruptions
hasVolcanicEdifice multiple overlapping cones
hazardType ash fall
lava flows
pyroclastic activity
volcanic gases
highestPointElevation_m about 1949
highestPointName Pico de las Nieves (Cumbre Vieja ridge area on La Palma often cited around 1949 m)
isActive true
isOnIslandArc false
isTouristAttraction yes
lastEruptionEndDate 2021-12-13
lastEruptionImpact creation of new land at the coast
destruction of thousands of buildings
evacuation of several thousand residents
widespread lava flows
lastEruptionLocation western flank of La Palma
lastEruptionStartDate 2021-09-19
lastEruptionType effusive and explosive
lastEruptionVEI 3
lavaFlowDirection primarily westward toward the Atlantic coast
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
locatedOn island of La Palma
linked to: La Palma
location Canary Islands
La Palma
monitoringAgency Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN)
nearbyOcean North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
notableEruption 1949 eruption
1971 Teneguía eruption
2021 La Palma eruption
orientation north–south ridge
partOf Canary hotspot volcanic system
La Palma volcanic complex
linked to: La Palma
tectonicPlate African Plate
volcanicFieldAge Quaternary
volcanoNumber 1803-02=

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Canary Islands hasActiveVolcano Cumbre Vieja
La Palma volcanicRidge Cumbre Vieja
1971 Teneguía eruption isPartOf Cumbre Vieja volcanic system
linked to: Cumbre Vieja
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma) locatedIn Cumbre Vieja
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma) locatedOn Cumbre Vieja ridge
linked to: Cumbre Vieja
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma) mountainRange Cumbre Vieja
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma) isPartOf Cumbre Vieja volcanic complex
linked to: Cumbre Vieja
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma) isOn Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge
linked to: Cumbre Vieja
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma) volcanicField Cumbre Vieja volcanic field
linked to: Cumbre Vieja
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias focusesOn Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge
linked to: Cumbre Vieja
Los Llanos de Aridane locatedNear Cumbre Vieja
El Paso locatedNear Cumbre Vieja
El Paso locatedOn Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge western slope
linked to: Cumbre Vieja