Volcano - Teide

Mount Teide or, in Spanish, El Teide, is the highest elevation of Spain and the islands of the Atlantic (it is the third largest volcano in the world from its base) is 3.718 meters. Is an active volcano which last erupted in 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the Santiago (northwestern) rift and is located on Tenerife, Canary Islands. The volcano and its surroundings comprise the Teide National Park (Parque Nacional del Teide in Spanish). The park has an area of 18900 ha and was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on June 29, 2007. It is also from the end of 2007 one of the Twelve Treasures of Spain.

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