Santa Margarida (volcano)
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 Aerial view of the Santa Margarida volcano |
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| height | 682 m | |
| location | Catalonia | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 8 '29 " N , 2 ° 32' 30" E | |
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| Type | Pyroclastic cone | |
| rock | basalt | |
.jpg) Ermita de Santa Margarida in the volcanic crater |
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The Santa Margarida volcano , in Catalan Volcà de Santa Margarida , is an extinct volcano in the northeast of Catalonia ( Spain ). It is located between Olot and Santa Pau and is a popular destination as part of the Garrotxa Volcanoes Nature Reserve . Its last eruption was about 11,000 years ago.
The volcano with a height of 682 meters is covered with forest (including sweet chestnuts , pines and oaks ). At the top there is a circular volcanic crater with a diameter of about 300 meters.
The Romanesque church of Santa Margarida is the only building in the crater . On the northern rim of the crater there is a restaurant that can be reached via the Camí del Volcà de Santa Margarida.
Web links
- Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa at the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa at Turisme Garrotxa (Catalan, Spanish, English, French)