Volcanic Eifel

For the district named after this region, see Vulkaneifel.
The Laacher See, the largest volcanic crater lake in Central Europe near Andernach.
The Weinfelder Maar or Totenmaar, one of three maars near Daun.
Tephra layers in a quarry near Weibern in the Brohl Valley.
Mofettas on the southeastern shore of the Laacher See.

The Volcanic Eifel or Vulkan Eifel (German: Vulkaneifel), also known as the East Eifel Volcanic Field (EEVF),[1] is a region in the Eifel Mountains in Germany that is defined to a large extent by its volcanic geological history. Characteristic of this volcanic field are its typical explosion crater lakes or maars, and numerous other signs of volcanic activity such as volcanic tuffs, lava streams and volcanic craters like the Laacher See. The Volcanic Eifel is still volcanically active today. One sign of this activity is the escaping gases in the Laacher See.

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