Pico Viejo
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Pico Viejo is a volcano
located on the island of Tenerife
(Canary Islands
, Spain
). It is the second highest peak of Tenerife and the Canary Islands (after the Teide
) with a height of 3,135 m above sea level.
This volcano is part of the volcanic complex Teide-Pico Viejo formation which began about 200,000 years ago in the center of the island. Its crater, about 800 meters in diameter, is one of the satellites comprises craters around the Teide. In the year 1798 and was erupted calls Noses del Teide. The rash became the latest of which occurred within the Teide National Park
and the longest historical eruption of Tenerife, throwing volcanic material for three months.
Volcano
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located on the island of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
(Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Spain
Spain
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). It is the second highest peak of Tenerife and the Canary Islands (after the Teide
Teide
Mount Teide , is a volcano on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Its summit is the highest point in Spain, the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic, and it is the third highest volcano in the world measured from its base on the ocean floor, after Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea located in...
) with a height of 3,135 m above sea level.
This volcano is part of the volcanic complex Teide-Pico Viejo formation which began about 200,000 years ago in the center of the island. Its crater, about 800 meters in diameter, is one of the satellites comprises craters around the Teide. In the year 1798 and was erupted calls Noses del Teide. The rash became the latest of which occurred within the Teide National Park
Teide National Park
Teide National Park is a national park located in Tenerife . It is centered around 3718m Mount Teide, the highest mountain of Spain and the islands of the Atlantic...
and the longest historical eruption of Tenerife, throwing volcanic material for three months.