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Although there are no active volcanoes in the continental territory of Portugal, apart from geological remnants of ancient volcanism, the Portuguese Atlantic island possessions have a long history of active volcanism. The following is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Portuguese territories of the Azores and Madeira.

Azores

• The largest volcano in the Azores: Mount Pico
• A series of cones toward the Caldeira on Faial
• The shield volcano of Santa Bárbara on Terceira
• Pico do Gaspar, a spatter cone on Terceira

Madeira

• The tallest volcanic peak of Madeira, Pico Ruivo
• A cloud layer around Pico das Torres
• Looking towards the summit of Pico do Arieiro

See also

Geology of Madeira

References

Sources

• Scarth, Alwyn; Tanguy, Jean-Claude (2001). Volcanoes of Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-521754-3.
• Smithsonian Institution, ed. (2010). "Volcanism of the Atlantic Ocean: Azores". Washington D.C., United States. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
• CVARG, ed. (2010). "Vulcanismo Histórico" (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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