Las Hijas seamounts - the next Canary Island?

Volcanic structures on the seafloor off the NW African coast between 25 deg rees N and 32 degrees N were imaged by GLORIA side scan sonar and SIMRAD EM 12 multibeam bathymetry, The newly discovered Las Hijas Seamounts, located 70 km south-east of Hierro, are interpreted as young volcanic edifices. The ir location is consistent with the spacing and timing of propagation of vol canism of the Canary Archipelago and may represent future sites of volcanic islands.