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Cumbre Vieja Volcano - John Seach
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
28.58 N, 17.83 W
summit elevation 1949 m
stratovolcano
Geological evidence suggests that during a future eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano on the Island of La Palma
may experience a catastrophic failure of its west flank, dropping 150 to 500 km3 of rock into the sea.
This event would produce a large tsunami which would cover the whole Altantic Ocean.
Cumbre Vieja Volcano Eruptions
1971, 1949, 1712, 1677-78, 1646, 1585, 1435