Volcanic arc/belt Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Province Province of Girona | Elevation 769 m | |
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Location Santa Pau, Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain Similar Volcà del Montsacopa, Volcan de la Garrinada, Puigsacalm, Puigsallança, Closa de Sant Dalmai | ||
The Santa Margarida Volcano (Catalan: Volcà de Santa Margarida) is a volcano in the comarca of Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain. The volcano has a perimeter of 2 kilometers and a height of 682 meters and is part of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. The hermitage of Santa Margarida, after which the volcano was named, is inside the crater of the volcano. The building was destroyed in 1428 during the 1428 Catalonia earthquake and rebuilt in 1865.
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Map of Santa Margarida Volcano, 17811, Province of Girona, Spain
GeologyEdit
A study published in 2011 at the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research indicated that the Santa Margarida and Croscat volcanoes were the product of the same eruption event 11500 years ago, alternating freatomagmatic activity, between water and magma, and magmatic activity.
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Santa Margarida Volcano Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA