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Tenerife’s El Teide Volcano

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Tenerife is a beautiful island off the coast of Africa. It constitutes the largest of the Canary Islands with a total area of over 2,000 square kilometers. It is also the most heavily populated of these popular islands. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the second largest city on the island, though it is its capital. There are many luxury hotels Tenerife in Santa Cruz and throughout the island to accommodate the large number of tourists hit plays host to every year. Vacationers are attracted to the island not only for its spectacular scenic elements, great beaches and romantic hideaways, but also for its dynamic culture and arts scene.

There are also many natural and human constructed landmarks in Santa Cruz and other cities on the island. El Teide is one of the naturally occurring landmarks and is designated as a World Heritage Site. It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1909, which also makes it dormant. The surrounding area, as well as the volcano, forms the Teide National Park. The volcanic mountain is the 13th highest in all of Europe and reaches the highest altitude of those found in the Atlantic Ocean.

The eruption history of the volcano has been incorporated into legend. In 1492, on Christopher Columbus’ journey, which led to the discovery of the Americas, he is reported to have witnessed a great fire as passed by the island. This is believed to have been an eruption. The creation of the Las Canadas caldera is attributed to a major eruption that occurred approximately 150,000 years ago. A caldera is a collapsed area of land that is the result of volcanic activity. They are shaped like cauldrons, which accounts for the name. There is one of these at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. Though the volcano is currently dormant, future eruptions are possible and seismic activity was recorded in 2003. This is generally considered to be an occurrence of magma rising within.

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