La erupción del volcán de Tajogaite (La Palma, Islas Canarias)

  1. M. Candelaria Martín Luis 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

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Journal:
Cosmológica

ISSN: 2792-7423

Year of publication: 2023

Issue: 3

Pages: 21-32

Type: Article

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Abstract

On 19 September 2021, at 15:10 local time, the most recent eruption in the Canary archipelago began in the area of Cabeza de Vaca, in Cumbre Vieja (La Palma island). During the almost three months that the eruption lasted (85 days and 8 hours), it formed a lava field of more than 12 km2 and a pyroclastic cone about 200 m high and 700 m in diameter. The lavas reached the sea, forming two lava deltas of about 5 km2 in extension, resulting in a net increase in the island’s surface. The eruptive column reached a maximum height of 8500 m, which, together with the prevailing winds, conditioned the dispersion of ash, covering a large part of the island. On 13 December 2021 at 22:21 hours, the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano ended, currently, the most closely monitored volcano in the volcanic history of the Canary Islands.

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