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
Madeira
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.
