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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 .
Mount Teide was sacred to the aboriginal Guanches and since 2007 is a World Heritage Site. But sometimes the Guanches also performed worship in caves, as in "Cave of Achbinico" in Tenerife. Until the 20th century, there were in the Canary Islands (especially in northern Tenerife) individuals called "Animeros."
Teide National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional del Teide, pronounced [ˈpaɾke naθjoˈnal de ˈtejðe]) is a national park located in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The national park is centered on Mount Teide , the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high) in addition, the highest volcano in the Atlantic Ocean islands and the third ...
For the Guanches, the highest peak in Spain (Mount Teide), which is situated in this township, was regarded as a place of worship. On the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, such as Alonso Fernández de Lugo, the people of Tenerife resisted. Tenerife was the last of the Canary Islands to be conquered, in 1496.
Teide: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife island) Canary Islands: 1954 18,990 ha (46,925 acres) Atop the highest mountain of Spain, this national park, also a UNESCO world heritage site, features volcanic mountains, various plant species including the fragile species such as the Canary Island cedar and the Canary Island pine, and a few birds and ...
Canary Islands (Tenerife) 2,363 7,753 Santa Cruz de Tenerife: La Mira: Sistema Central (Sierra de Gredos) 2,343 7,687 348 1,142 Ávila: Montaña del Cerrillar: Canary Islands (Tenerife) 2,342 7,684 Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Pico Murcia: Fuentes Carrionas (Cordillera Cantábrica) 2,341 7,680 León and Palencia: Mesa del Obispo: Canary Islands ...
International Tenerife Memorial with Teide peak in the background Memorial plaque. The International Tenerife Memorial March 27, 1977, erected in memory of the 583 victims of the Tenerife airport disaster, is a monument located on the Mesa Mota on the outskirts of the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).
Roque Cinchado (left foreground) and Teide volcano. Roque Cinchado is a volcanic rock formation regarded as emblematic of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).It lies within the Teide National Park (a World Heritage Site) in the municipality of La Orotava, near Teide volcano, in the heart of the island.