Las Cañadas caldera

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geological formation volcanic caldera

Las Cañadas caldera is a vast volcanic crater on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, forming the dramatic high-altitude basin surrounding Mount Teide.

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Label Occurrences
Las Cañadas caldera canonical 2
Las Cañadas caldera rim 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
formedBy collapse of a large volcanic edifice ⓘ
major explosive eruptions ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
hasApproximateDiameter 10 miles ⓘ
16 km ⓘ
hasClimate high-altitude semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasFeature Roques de García rock formations NERFINISHED ⓘ
U-shaped amphitheatre morphology ⓘ
domes and cones ⓘ
high-altitude basin ⓘ
ignimbrite layers ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
steep caldera walls ⓘ
hasMaximumElevation about 2400 m above sea level ⓘ
hasNearbyPeak Guajara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pico Viejo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoadAccess TF-21 road NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSoilType volcanic soils ⓘ
hasVegetation Spartocytisus supranubius broom ⓘ
Teide bugloss ⓘ
Teide white broom ⓘ
high-mountain Canary Island flora ⓘ
hasViewpoint Mirador de La Ruleta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mirador de los Roques de García NERFINISHED ⓘ
isImportantFor studies of ocean-island volcanism ⓘ
understanding caldera-collapse processes ⓘ
isMajorAttractionOf Teide National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
isOnIsland Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Teide National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning “The ravines” in Spanish ⓘ
overlookedBy Mount Teide NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Teide volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounds Mount Teide NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot-related volcanism ⓘ
UNESCOStatus within Teide National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedFor astronomical observations ⓘ
geological research ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scientific field courses ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
volcanicProvince Canary Islands volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teide National Park → contains → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
Pico Viejo → nearbyFeature → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
Teide–Pico Viejo complex → containsFeature → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Las Cañadas caldera rim