The
Volcanic Eifel or
Vulkan Eifel 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, for example, in the Laacher See.