Teide

Teide
Teide volcano and Roque Cinchado (left)
Highest point
Elevation3,715 m (12,188 ft)[1]
Prominence3,715 m (12,188 ft)[1]
Ranked 40th
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates28°16′23″N 16°38′22″W / 28.27306°N 16.63944°W / 28.27306; -16.63944[2]
Geography
Teide is located in Canary Islands
Teide
Teide
Location of Teide in the Canary Islands
LocationTenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano atop basalt shield volcano
Last eruption18 November 1909
Climbing
First ascent1582
Easiest routeScramble
This 3D panoramic view of Teide was created using SRTM data (160% elevation).

Teide, or Mount Teide, (Spanish: El Teide, Pico del Teide, pronounced [ˈpiko ðel ˈtejðe], "Peak of Teide") is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit (at 3,715 m (12,188 ft))[1][a] is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic. If measured from the ocean floor, its height of 7,500 m (24,600 ft) makes Teide the third-highest volcano in the world,[7] UNESCO and NASA rank it as Earth's third-tallest volcanic structure.[8][9][b] Teide's elevation above sea level makes Tenerife the tenth highest island in the world.

Teide started forming 170,000 years ago due to volcanic activity following a catastrophic landslide. Teide's base is situated in Las Cañadas crater (the remains of an older, eroded, extinct volcano) at a height of around 2,190 m (7,190 ft) above sea level. Teide is an active volcano: its most recent eruption occurred in late 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the northwestern Santiago rift.[10] The United Nations Committee for Disaster Mitigation designated Teide a Decade Volcano[11] because of its history of destructive eruptions and its proximity to several large towns, of which the closest are Garachico, Icod de los Vinos and Puerto de la Cruz. Teide, Pico Viejo and Montaña Blanca form the Central Volcanic Complex of Tenerife.

The volcano and its surroundings make up Teide National Park, which has an area of 18,900 hectares (47,000 acres) and was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2007.[8] Teide is the most visited natural wonder of Spain, the most visited national park in Spain and Europe and, by 2015, the eighth most visited in the world,[12] with some 3 million visitors yearly.[13] In 2016, it was visited by 4,079,823 visitors and tourists, reaching a historical record.[14][15] Teide Observatory, a major international astronomical observatory, is located on the slopes of the mountain.

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  3. ^ "1091-4 La Montañeta (Tenerife) map sheet". MTN25 edición impresa: 2' (National Topographic Map 1:25000 second edition). Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain). 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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  6. ^ "Hawaii Volcanoes National Park". National Park Service. 2005. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  7. ^ After Mauna Kea[5] and Mauna Loa[6] at 10.2 km (6.3 mi).
  8. ^ a b "Teide National Park". World Heritage List. UNESCO. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  9. ^ "Teide, Canary Islands". Visible Earth. NASA. August 11, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  10. ^ Carracedo, Juan Carlos; Troll, Valentin R., eds. (2013). "Teide Volcano". Active Volcanoes of the World. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25893-0. ISBN 978-3-642-25892-3. ISSN 2195-3589. S2CID 127366439. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  11. ^ http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/DecadeVolcanoes/ Archived February 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Decade Volcanoes – USGS
  12. ^ "En las entrañas del volcán". elespanol.com. March 21, 2016. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "Parque Nacional del Teide. Ascenso, Fauna, Flora..." Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  14. ^ Plasencia, M. (April 11, 2017). "El Teide bate récord de visitantes y supera los cuatro millones". laopinion.es. La Opinión de Tenerife. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "El Teide bate su récord de visitantes en 2016, con más de cuatro millones". Europa Press. April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.


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