Volcanic eruption
See 2210 BCE on the mapEruption of Agua de Pau
2210 BCE · 37.77° N, 25.47° W
Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
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What the records say
- When
- 2210 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.77° N, 25.47° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 150 years
- Vent
- East flank (East Congo maar)
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 382090
- Eruption number
- 13027
Água de Pau Massif
Stratovolcano in São Miguel Island
Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa do Fogo at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page