Tajogaite

Tajogaite or Tajogaite Volcano is a monogenetic volcano located in the municipality of El Paso on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands. It originated in the eruption that began on September 19, 2021, the most recent on the island and in the national terrestrial geography. It stopped on December 13, 2021, after 85 days of activity, being the longest historical eruption recorded on the island and third in the archipelago.[4]

Tajogaite
The monogenetic cone of Tajogaite in 2022.
Highest point
Elevation1,120 m (3,670 ft)[1]
Coordinates28°36′46″N 17°51′58″W
Geography
LocationLa Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Geology
Mountain typeCinder cone[2]
Last eruptionSeptember 19 to December 13, 2021 [3]

Name

Tajogaite is the name given to an area of the island of La Palma belonging to the municipality of El Paso and located south of Los Romanciaderos, close to Montaña Rajada. The toponym appears frequently from the 18th century on in local records linked to land ownership,[5] however its use dates back to times when the Benahoarites inhabited the island.[5][6]

References
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  2. "La Palma". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  3. "La Palma: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  4. Carracedo, Juan C.; Troll, Valentin R.; Day, James M. D.; Geiger, Harri; Aulinas, Meritxell; Soler, Vicente; Deegan, Frances M.; Perez‐Torrado, Francisco J.; Gisbert, Guillem; Gazel, Esteban; Rodriguez‐Gonzalez, Alejandro; Albert, Helena (May 2022). "The 2021 eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge on La Palma, Canary Islands". Geology Today. 38 (3): 94–107. doi:10.1111/gto.12388. ISSN 0266-6979. S2CID 246950800.
  5. "guanchismos". Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. "intersindicalcanariasalud". Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-20.


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