Why These Volcanoes Perfectly Line Up...

Why do these volcanoes form such a perfectly straight line? To find out, I hiked 10 miles across northern Fuerteventura, following the Bayuyo Alignment from Caldera Hondo to Montaña San Rafael. Along the way, we explore volcanic craters, lava flows, and basalt to uncover how hidden forces beneath the island controlled where magma reached the surface. There are a few dusty detours along the way (including a dune buggy! Educational reasons only honest!), plenty of stunning views, and hopefully a few moments that will change the way you look at rocks in places like these forever. If you're curious about geology, volcanoes, got a holiday to the Canary Islands planned or simply just the stories hidden in landscapes, you're in the right place! Back to the UK now though - think we'll be die another Jurassic Coast video soon.... Further Reading/References: Memoria del Mapa Geológico de España – Hoja Corralejo (most of my info came from the memoir of the local geology map by the Spanish Geological Survey... And my own deductions!) https://info.igme.es/catalogo/Resourc... Anguita & Hernan, 2000. The Canary Islands origin: a unifying model. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Carracedo, J.C., et al. 2002. Cenozoic volcanism II: The Canary Islands., The Geological Society of London. Perez-Torrado, F J., et al., 2023. Age, duration and spatial distribution of ocean shields and rejuvenated volcanism: Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, Eastern Canaries. https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/a...