Geomorfositios en el Geoparque Mundial Unesco de El Hierro (Islas Canarias, España) para fomentar el geoturismo en espacios volcánicos

El Hierro island located in the east Atlantic Ocean subtropical is the most western and the smallest one of the Canaries. It is a volcanic island geologically very recent and it possess a rich and diverse heritage related to volcanism, with scenic landscapes where the geomorphology is the main, and it became a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2014. This island receives thousands of tourists a year mainly motivated by diving and trekking. For this reason, the aim of this work is to identify, inventory, select and value twenty outstan-1 ding volcanic geomorphosites well preserved and accessible with a geoturistic interest, in order to promote the geotourism and to diversify the leisure offer on the island. These sites include cinder cones, lava fields, lava delta, faults, giant landslides, valleys, cliffs and beaches. The selection of these geomorphosites can to contribute geotourism as an important leisure activity.