List of volcanoes in Portugal
Although there are no active volcanoes in the continental territory of Portugal, apart from geological remnants of ancient volcanism, the Portuguese Atlantic island possessions have a long history of active volcanism. The following is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Portuguese territories of the Azores and Madeira.
Azores
- The largest volcano in the Azores: Mount Pico
- A series of cones toward the Caldeira on Faial
- The shield volcano of Santa Bárbara on Terceira
- Pico do Gaspar, a spatter cone on Terceira
Name | Metres | Feet | Location | Island | Coordinate | Last eruption |
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Água de Pau (Fogo) | 947 | 3,107 | Serra de Água de Pau | São Miguel | 37°45′44″N 25°28′25″W | 1564 |
Caldeirão | 718 | 2,356 | Morro dos Homens | Corvo | 39°42′37″N 31°6′39″W | - |
Dom João de Castro Bank | -43 | −141 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 38°13′47″N 26°37′48″W | 1720 |
Sete Cidades | 856 | 2,808 | Sete Cidades Massif | São Miguel | 37°52′11″N 25°46′48″W | 1880 |
Pico das Éguas | 874 | 2,867 | Sete Cidades Massif | São Miguel | 37°49′46″N 25°45′18″W | - |
Serra Gorda | 485 | 1,591 | Picos Fissural Region | São Miguel | 37°47′20″N 25°40′59″W | -5000 |
Congro | 560 | 1,840 | Achada das Furnas | São Miguel | 37°45′22″N 25°24′25″W | -3400 |
Furnas | 804 | 2,638 | Achada das Furnas | São Miguel | 37°46′11″N 25°19′12″W | 1630 |
Santa Bárbara | 1021 | 3,350 | Mistério Negros | Terceira | 38°43′47″N 27°19′11″W | 1761 |
Pico Alto | 808 | 2,651 | - | Terceira | 38°45′20″N 27°12′36″W | -1000 |
Caldeira | 402 | 1,319 | - | Graciosa | 39°1′29″N 27°58′19″W | -10000 |
Pico | 2351 | 7,713 | - | Pico | 38°28′19″N 28°21′50″W | 1718 |
Capelinhos | 755 | 2,477 | Costa de Nau | Faial | 38°36′6″N 28°49′57″W | 1958 |
Caldeira | 1043 | 3,422 | Cabeço Gordo | Faial | 38°35′9″N 28°42′50″W | 1958 |
S.V. Serreta | 300 | 980 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 38°47′06″N 27°27′00″W | 2001 |
S.V. Velas | -32 | −105 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 38°42′30″N 28°17′08″W | 1964 |
S.V. Cachorro | -130 | −430 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 38°35′32″N 28°29′32″W | 1963 |
Monaco Bank | -197 | −646 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 37°36′02″N 25°51′59″W | 1911 |
S.V. Sabrina | -26 | −85 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 37°51′09″N 25°52′18″W | 1811 |
Urzelina | 900 | 3,000 | Mato da Urzelina | São Jorge | 38°40′03″N 28°07′19″W | 1808 |
Pico Vermelho | 937 | 3,074 | Fissural Zone | Terceira | 38°44′07″N 27°16′48″W | 1761 |
Cabeços do Fogo | 445 | 1,460 | Fissural Zone | Pico | 38°25′57″N 28°18′27″W | 1720 |
S.V. Hirondella | -2665 | −8,743 | Atlantic Ocean | - | 38°07′02″N 26°07′59″W | 1682 |
Cabeço do Fogo | 104 | 341 | Capelo | Faial | 38°35′11″N 28°46′8″W | 1672 |
Picarito | 430 | 1,410 | Capelo | Faial | 38°35′11″N 28°46′8″W | 1673 |
Pico do Fogo | 275 | 902 | Fissural Zone | São Miguel | 37°46′32″N 25°34′56″W | 1652 |
S.V. Candelária | -115 | −377 | Ponta da Candelária | São Miguel | 37°49′34″N 25°52′26″W | 1638 |
Lagoa Seca | 375 | 1,230 | Furnas | São Miguel | 37°44′34″N 25°19′33″W | 1630 |
Mistério da Queimada | 264 | 866 | Fissual Zones Manadas | São Jorge | 38°40′45″N 28°11′25″W | 1580 |
Pico do Sapateiro (Pico Queimado) | 348 | 1,142 | Serra de Água de Paul | São Miguel | 37°47′07″N 25°32′37″W | 1563 |
Cabeços do Mistério | 816 | 2,677 | Fissural Zone | Pico | 38°28′04″N 28°16′20″W | 1564 |
Pico do Gaspar | 361 | 1,184 | Achada das Furnas | São Miguel | 37°45′31″N 25°18′58″W | 1443 |
Madeira
- The tallest volcanic peak of Madeira, Pico Ruivo
- A cloud layer around Pico das Torres
- Looking towards the summit of Pico do Arieiro
Name | Metres | Feet | Location | Island | Coordinate | Last eruption |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pico do Arieiro | 1818 | 5,965 | Planalto da Madeira | Madeira | 32°44′08″N 16°55′44″W | - |
Pico Ruivo | 1862 | 6,109 | Planalto da Madeira | Madeira | 32°45′31″N 16°56′32″W | - |
Pico das Torres | 1853 | 6,079 | Planalto da Madeira | Madeira | 32°44′59″N 16°56′19″W | - |
References
- Sources
- Scarth, Alwyn; Tanguy, Jean-Claude (2001). Volcanoes of Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-521754-3.
- Smithsonian Institution, ed. (2010). "Volcanism of the Atlantic Ocean: Azores". Washington D.C., United States. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- CVARG, ed. (2010). "Vulcanismo Histórico" (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
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