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- Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma.
- Cumbre Vieja last erupted in 1971 and in 1949.
About La Palma
- La Palma is one of the eight volcanic islands in Spain’s Canary Islands archipelago off Africa’s western coast.
- It has rugged and forested terrain and is dotted with volcanoes like Teneguía and Cumbre Vieja.
- Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos, at 2,423 metres being second among the peaks of the Canaries only to the peaks of the Teide massif on Tenerife.
- Capital: Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Location of Canary Islands
- The Canary archipelago (group of islands) is located in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1300 km South of mainland Spain and 115 km West of the African coast (Morocco).
- It includes 7 islands belonging to Spain, among which La Palma (in the North-West of the archipelago), Tenerife and Gran Canaria (central).
Volcanoes in India
- Barren Island, Andaman Islands (India’s only active volcano)
- Narcondam, Andaman Islands
- Baratang, Andaman Islands
- Deccan Traps, Maharashtra
- Dhinodhar Hills, Gujarat
- Dhosi Hill, Haryana
Source: TH
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