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Pantelleria
Shield volcano · 836 m · Italy
Pantelleria sits on the African Plate, in a rift zone. 9 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1891.
Pantelleria is a volcanic island between Sicily and Tunisia. It gave its name to pantellerite, a sodium-rich volcanic rock.
Its last eruption, under the sea, took place in 1891. The island is known for vines grown in hollows sheltered from the wind, a practice listed as intangible heritage by UNESCO.
- Elevation
- 836 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Rhyolite
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Last Eruption
- 1891
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 9
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 1
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata