Pico del Teide
Mountain · 3,718 m
Pico del Teide is a mountain rising to 3,718 metres (12,198 ft) in Spain, in the Africa region.
Teide (Spanish: El Teide) or Mount Teide (Pico del Teide, pronounced [ˈpiko ðel ˈtejðe]; 'Peak of Teide') is an active stratovolcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands. Its summit (at 3,715 m (12,188 ft)) is the highest point in Spain and the highest of any island in the Atlantic Ocean. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, Teide reaches a total height of 7,500 m (24,600 ft), making it the third-tallest volcano in the world; UNESCO and NASA also rank it as Earth's third-tallest volcanic structure. Its elevation above sea level makes Tenerife the tenth-highest island in the world.
Teide began forming approximately 170,000 years ago as a result of volcanic activity following a catastrophic landslide. Its base lies within the Las Cañadas caldera, the remains of an older, eroded, and extinct volcano, at an elevation of about 2,190 m (7,190 ft) above sea level. Teide is an active volcano, with its most recent eruption occurring in late 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the northwestern Santiago rift.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Teide (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Elevation
- 3,718 m (12,198 ft)
- Global rank
- #153 of 641 indexed
- Region
- Africa (#13)
- Subregion
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 28.2708°, -16.6391°
Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Pico del Teide ranks #153 by elevation, below Gunung Rinjani (3,726 m) and above Cerro San Rafael (3,710 m).
- Ranges:
- Anti Atlas (Africa), Haut Atlas (Africa)
- Neighbouring summits:
- Jebel Lekst (2,359 m), Jebel Toubkal (4,165 m), Rock of Gibraltar (426 m)
- Settlements below:
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (44 km), Las Palmas (120 km), Arrecife (312 km)
More about Pico del Teide
Geography
Teide is located on Tenerife, the largest island of the Canary Islands, situated in the Atlantic Ocean, 290 km (180 mi) northwest of the coast of Western Sahara. The volcano is located in a central position on the Tenerife island. Administratively, the Canary Islands are a Spanish autonomous community. Teide itself is located within the commune of La Orotava in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Before reliable measurements were available, Teide was considered by Europeans to be the highest mountain on Earth for a long time. With a height of 3,715 m (12,188 ft), it is the highest point in Spain and the Atlantic Ocean.
Geology
Teide is a stratovolcano created by the same forces which formed the Canary Islands. The islands are aligned relatively east to west, but continue to the northeast in a series of undersea mountains which are part of the same volcanic region as the Canary Islands. Dating indicates that the age of these islands changes from east to west, with the older islands and undersea mountains (seamounts) to the east and more recent ones to the west. This makes Fuerteventura and Lanzarote the oldest islands, from 20.2 Mya, and El Hierro the youngest, from 1.1 Mya. Counting the undersea mountains, Lars (a seamount) is the oldest, from 68 Mya.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Teide (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pico del Teide: Key Facts
| Topographic prominence | 3,715 m |
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Facts from Wikidata Q38954 (CC0).
