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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-10416

Pleistocene and Holocene cinder cones and lava flows cover large portions of Fuerteventura Island at the eastern end of the Canary Islands. As seen in this image taken from the International Space Station, the youngest lavas form the darker colored areas at the northern tip of the island, including the small Isla de Lobos off the tip of Fuerteventura, as well as in the south-central part of the arid island. The linear clouds off the southwest are not related to volcanic activity. NASA International Space Station image ISS002-732-26, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

Pleistocene and Holocene cinder cones and lava flows cover large portions of Fuerteventura Island at the eastern end of the Canary Islands. As seen in this image taken from the International Space Station, the youngest lavas form the darker colored areas at the northern tip of the island, including the small Isla de Lobos off the tip of Fuerteventura, as well as in the south-central part of the arid island. The linear clouds off the southwest are not related to volcanic activity.

NASA International Space Station image ISS002-732-26, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

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