Teneguía () is a monogenetic

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– a volcanic vent which has been active once (in 1971) and has had further seismic activity. It is situated on the island of

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, one of the

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, and is located at the southern end of the sub-aerial section of the

Cumbre Vieja The Cumbre Vieja (; meaning "Old Summit") is an active Complex volcano, volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The spine of Cumbre Vieja trends in an approximate north–south direction, comprising the southern ha ...

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, of which Teneguía is just one of several vents.

1971 eruption

This vent was the source of a subaerial

volcanic eruption A volcanic eruption occurs when material is expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure. Several types of volcanic eruptions have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of behavior h ...

in Spain, which occurred from October 26 to November 28, 1971.

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s preceded the eruption. A tourist died as a result of severe intoxication caused by gas inhalation near the volcano after breaking the security cordon established to protect the population. The eruption caused some

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to roads, crops, and homes. It also destroyed a

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, though a new one was later formed by natural means. Densely populated zones were not affected. The vent has since become an attraction for

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and forms part of the ''Monumento Natural de Los Volcanes de Teneguía''. Until the 2011–12 El Hierro eruption, this was the last volcanic eruption in Spain, and until the

2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption An eruption at the Cumbre Vieja complex volcano, volcanic ridge, comprising the southern half of the Spain, Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, took place between 19 September and 13 December 2021. It was the first volcanic eruption ...

, the last volcanic eruption in Spain on land.

References

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Film of the Teneguía eruption in 1971 (Noticiarios NO-DO: ''"Volcanes de la isla de La Palma"'')
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/ Filmoteca Española, 15 November 1971.
Photos of the Teneguía eruption in 1971 (Fotos de la erupción volcánica de Teneguía)
– Instituto Geográfico Nacional La Palma Volcanoes of the Canary Islands Monogenetic cinder cones {{CanaryIslands-geo-stub

1971 eruption

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