This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Italy.

NameElevation (m)Elevation (ft)CoordinatesMost Recent Eruption
Alicudi675221538°32′N 14°22′E / 38.53°N 14.36°E / 38.53; 14.36 (Alicudi (island))28,000 YBP
Amiata1738570242°54′N 11°38′E / 42.90°N 11.63°E / 42.90; 11.63 (Amiata)Pleistocene
Campi Flegrei458150340°49′37″N 14°08′20″E / 40.827°N 14.139°E / 40.827; 14.139 (Campi Flegrei)1538
Campi Flegrei Mar SiciliaSeamount (-8)-2637°06′N 12°42′E / 37.10°N 12.70°E / 37.10; 12.70 (Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia)1911
Capraia[1]466152943°02′N 9°31′E / 43.03°N 9.51°E / 43.03; 9.51 (Capraia)Pliocene
Alban Hills (Colli Albani)950311341°44′N 12°42′E / 41.73°N 12.70°E / 41.73; 12.70 (Alban Hills (Colli Albani))5,000 BCE
Cimini Hills (monti Cimini) 1053345442°22′01″N 12°11′17″E / 42.367°N 12.188°E / 42.367; 12.188 (Cimini Hills (monti Cimini))800,000 YBP
Mount Etna33571101437°44′N 15°00′E / 37.73°N 15.00°E / 37.73; 15.00 (Mount Etna)2023 (continuing)
Ferdinandea[2] Seamount (-6)-1837°10′N 12°43′E / 37.16°N 12.71°E / 37.16; 12.71 (Ferdinandia isle)1831
Filicudi774253938°35′N 14°33′E / 38.58°N 14.55°E / 38.58; 14.55 (Filicudi) [3]37,000 YBP
Monte Lauro[4] 986311737°44′02″N 15°00′14″E / 37.734°N 15.004°E / 37.734; 15.004 (Monte Lauro)Pleistocene
Ischia789258940°44′N 13°59′E / 40.73°N 13.98°E / 40.73; 13.98 (Ischia)1302
Larderello500164043°15′N 10°52′E / 43.25°N 10.87°E / 43.25; 10.87 (Larderello)1282
Linosa19564035°53′N 12°31′E / 35.88°N 12.52°E / 35.88; 12.52 (Linosa)Pleistocene
Lipari602197538°29′N 14°57′E / 38.48°N 14.95°E / 38.48; 14.95 (Lipari)1230
Ora Caldera---277– 274 Ma
Palinuro SeamountSeamount (-70–80)-230–26039°29′06″N 14°49′44″E / 39.485°N 14.829°E / 39.485; 14.829 (Palinuro seamount)8040 BCE
Panarea421138138°38′N 15°04′E / 38.63°N 15.07°E / 38.63; 15.07 (Panarea)10,000 YBP
Pantelleria836274336°46′N 12°01′E / 36.77°N 12.02°E / 36.77; 12.02 (Pantelleria)1891
Roccamonfina[5]1005329741°18′N 14°54′E / 41.3°N 14.9°E / 41.3; 14.9 (Roccamonfina)52,000 YBP
Sabatini complex[6] 612200842°30′N 12°30′E / 42.5°N 12.5°E / 42.5; 12.5 (Monti Sabatini)40,000 YBP
Salina965316638°38′06″N 14°52′37″E / 38.635°N 14.877°E / 38.635; 14.877 (Salina island)13,000 YBP
Stromboli926303838°47′N 15°13′E / 38.79°N 15.21°E / 38.79; 15.21 (Stromboli)2023 (continuing)
Ustica23978438°43′N 13°12′E / 38.72°N 13.20°E / 38.72; 13.20 (Ustica)150,000 YBP
MarsiliSeamount 3000 m (-500 m)-150039°15′N 14°23′E / 39.25°N 14.39°E / 39.25; 14.39 (Marsili)1050 BCE
Mount Vesuvius1281420340°49′N 14°26′E / 40.82°N 14.43°E / 40.82; 14.43 (Mount Vesuvius)1944
Vico965312042°19′N 12°10′E / 42.31°N 12.16°E / 42.31; 12.16 (Lake Vico)95,000 YBP
Vulcano500164038°24′13″N 14°57′42″E / 38.40361°N 14.96167°E / 38.40361; 14.96167 (Vulcano)1890
Vulcanello12340438°24′14″N 14°57′43″E / 38.404°N 14.962°E / 38.404; 14.962 (Vulcanello)1550
Vulsini800262542°36′N 11°56′E / 42.60°N 11.93°E / 42.60; 11.93 (Vulsini)Pleistocene
Monte Vulture1326435040°56′N 15°38′E / 40.94°N 15.63°E / 40.94; 15.63 (Monte Vulture)40,000 YBP

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "A lamproitic component in the high-K calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of the Capraia Island, Tuscan Magmatic Province: evidence from clinopyroxene crystal chemical data" (PDF).
  2. ↑ A. e M. Grifasi. "Sicily - Ferdinandea isle - the disappeared isle". Grifasi-sicilia.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Filicudi". Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Global Volcanism Program.
  4. ↑ Evolution of the northwestern Iblean Mountains, Sicily, Geologische Rundschau Volume 86, Number 3, 637-669. Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Earth Snapshot • Roccamonfina Volcano, Italy Earth Snapshot
  6. ↑ "Sabatini volcanic complex, Italy". Michigan Tech. June 1996.

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