The 60-km-long island of Lanzarote at the NE end of theCanary Islands contains the largest concentration ofyouthful volcanism in the Canaries. Pleistocene-and-Holocene cinder cones and lava flows erupted along NE-SW-trending fissures are found throughout the low-altitudearid island and on smaller islands to the north. The largesthistorical eruption of the Canary Islands took place during1730-36, when long-term eruptions from a NE-SW-trending fissure formed the Montañas del Fuego and produced voluminous lavaflows that covered about 200 sq km. The lava flows reached the western coast alonga broad, 20-km-wide front. The villages of Maretas and Santa Catalina weredestroyed, along with the most fertile valleys and estates of the arid island. Aneruption during 1824 produced a much smaller lava flow that reached the SW coast.(Global Volcanic Program)LanzaroteElevation: 670 m Latitude: 29.03°N Longitude: 13.63°Wclick on Pictures to enlargeMay/June 1982HOMELanzarote May/June 1982