Eruption of Sete Cidades
12th century · 37.87° N, 25.79° W
Sete Cidades Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, referring to a polygenetic volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
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What the records say
- When
- 12th century
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.87° N, 25.79° W
- Vei
- 2
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Vent
- West flank (Ponta de Ferraria)
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 382080
- Eruption number
- 13015
Sete Cidades Massif
Stratovolcanic complex
Sete Cidades Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, referring to a polygenetic volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa das Sete Cidades at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones, lava flows and maar geomorphology that have marked its his…
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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