Misplaced Pages

List of volcanoes in Italy

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

See also: Lists of volcanoes Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Italy.

Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Most Recent Eruption
Alicudi 675 2215 38°32′N 14°22′E / 38.53°N 14.36°E / 38.53; 14.36 (Alicudi (island)) 28,000 YBP
Amiata 1738 5702 42°54′N 11°38′E / 42.90°N 11.63°E / 42.90; 11.63 (Amiata) Pleistocene
Campi Flegrei 458 1503 40°49′37″N 14°08′20″E / 40.827°N 14.139°E / 40.827; 14.139 (Campi Flegrei) 1538
Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia Seamount (-8) -26 37°06′N 12°42′E / 37.10°N 12.70°E / 37.10; 12.70 (Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia) 1911
Capraia 466 1529 43°02′N 9°31′E / 43.03°N 9.51°E / 43.03; 9.51 (Capraia) Pliocene
Alban Hills (Colli Albani) 950 3113 41°44′N 12°42′E / 41.73°N 12.70°E / 41.73; 12.70 (Alban Hills (Colli Albani)) 5,000 BCE
Cimini Hills (monti Cimini) 1053 3454 42°22′01″N 12°11′17″E / 42.367°N 12.188°E / 42.367; 12.188 (Cimini Hills (monti Cimini)) 800,000 YBP
Mount Etna 3357 11014 37°44′N 15°00′E / 37.73°N 15.00°E / 37.73; 15.00 (Mount Etna) 2023 (continuing)
Ferdinandea Seamount (-6) -18 37°10′N 12°43′E / 37.16°N 12.71°E / 37.16; 12.71 (Ferdinandia isle) 1831
Filicudi 774 2539 38°35′N 14°33′E / 38.58°N 14.55°E / 38.58; 14.55 (Filicudi) 37,000 YBP
Monte Lauro 986 3117 37°44′02″N 15°00′14″E / 37.734°N 15.004°E / 37.734; 15.004 (Monte Lauro) Pleistocene
Ischia 789 2589 40°44′N 13°59′E / 40.73°N 13.98°E / 40.73; 13.98 (Ischia) 1302
Larderello 500 1640 43°15′N 10°52′E / 43.25°N 10.87°E / 43.25; 10.87 (Larderello) 1282
Linosa 195 640 35°53′N 12°31′E / 35.88°N 12.52°E / 35.88; 12.52 (Linosa) Pleistocene
Lipari 602 1975 38°29′N 14°57′E / 38.48°N 14.95°E / 38.48; 14.95 (Lipari) 1230
Ora Caldera – – – 277– 274 Ma
Palinuro Seamount Seamount (-70–80) -230–260 39°29′06″N 14°49′44″E / 39.485°N 14.829°E / 39.485; 14.829 (Palinuro seamount) 8040 BCE
Panarea 421 1381 38°38′N 15°04′E / 38.63°N 15.07°E / 38.63; 15.07 (Panarea) 10,000 YBP
Pantelleria 836 2743 36°46′N 12°01′E / 36.77°N 12.02°E / 36.77; 12.02 (Pantelleria) 1891
Roccamonfina 1005 3297 41°18′N 14°54′E / 41.3°N 14.9°E / 41.3; 14.9 (Roccamonfina) 52,000 YBP
Sabatini complex 612 2008 42°30′N 12°30′E / 42.5°N 12.5°E / 42.5; 12.5 (Monti Sabatini) 40,000 YBP
Salina 965 3166 38°38′06″N 14°52′37″E / 38.635°N 14.877°E / 38.635; 14.877 (Salina island) 13,000 YBP
Stromboli 926 3038 38°47′N 15°13′E / 38.79°N 15.21°E / 38.79; 15.21 (Stromboli) 2023 (continuing)
Ustica 239 784 38°43′N 13°12′E / 38.72°N 13.20°E / 38.72; 13.20 (Ustica) 150,000 YBP
Marsili Seamount 3000 m (-500 m) -1500 39°15′N 14°23′E / 39.25°N 14.39°E / 39.25; 14.39 (Marsili) 1050 BCE
Mount Vesuvius 1281 4203 40°49′N 14°26′E / 40.82°N 14.43°E / 40.82; 14.43 (Mount Vesuvius) 1944
Vico 965 3120 42°19′N 12°10′E / 42.31°N 12.16°E / 42.31; 12.16 (Lake Vico) 95,000 YBP
Vulcano 500 1640 38°24′13″N 14°57′42″E / 38.40361°N 14.96167°E / 38.40361; 14.96167 (Vulcano) 1890
Vulcanello 123 404 38°24′14″N 14°57′43″E / 38.404°N 14.962°E / 38.404; 14.962 (Vulcanello) 1550
Vulsini 800 2625 42°36′N 11°56′E / 42.60°N 11.93°E / 42.60; 11.93 (Vulsini) Pleistocene
Monte Vulture 1326 4350 40°56′N 15°38′E / 40.94°N 15.63°E / 40.94; 15.63 (Monte Vulture) 40,000 YBP

See also

Notes

  1. "A lamproitic component in the high-K calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of the Capraia Island, Tuscan Magmatic Province: evidence from clinopyroxene crystal chemical data" (PDF).
  2. A. e M. Grifasi. "Sicily – Ferdinandea isle – the disappeared isle". Grifasi-sicilia.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. "Filicudi". Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Global Volcanism Program.
  4. Evolution of the northwestern Iblean Mountains, Sicily, Geologische Rundschau Volume 86, Number 3, 637-669. Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Earth Snapshot • Roccamonfina Volcano, Italy Earth Snapshot
  6. "Sabatini volcanic complex, Italy". Michigan Tech. June 1996.

References

Italy articles
History
Overview
By topic
Prehistory
Ancient
Middle Ages
Early modern
Late modern
Contemporary
Geography
Politics
Economy
Society
Culture
Categories: