Northwest Rift Zone of Tenerife

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The Northwest Rift Zone of Tenerife is a geologically active volcanic alignment on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, characterized by numerous vents and fissure eruptions such as those at Chinyero.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological structure
volcanic alignment
volcanic rift zone
activityStatus historically active
associatedProcess dike intrusion
magma ascent along fractures
associatedWithVolcano Pico Viejo volcano NERFINISHED
Teide volcano NERFINISHED
climateZone subtropical Atlantic
containsEruptionSite Arenas Negras eruption area NERFINISHED
Chinyero volcano NERFINISHED
Garachico area vents NERFINISHED
containsFeature eruptive fissures
lava flows
scoria cones
volcanic vents
country Spain
dominantMagmaType basaltic lava
eruptionFrequency low to moderate in historical time
eruptionStyle Hawaiian activity
Strombolian activity
fissure eruptions
formsWith Teide–Pico Viejo central edifice NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasTourismInterest volcanic landscapes and hiking routes
hazardType lava flow hazard
tephra fall hazard
volcanic gas emissions
influences volcanic hazard for northwest Tenerife settlements
isExampleOf radial rift zone on a stratovolcano
languageOfToponyms Spanish
lastHistoricEruption Chinyero eruption of 1909
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
locatedOn island of Tenerife NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain) NERFINISHED
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN) NERFINISHED
notableEruption 1909 Chinyero fissure eruption NERFINISHED
orientation northwest-southeast
partOf Tenerife central volcanic complex NERFINISHED
relatedStructure Dorsal Ridge of Tenerife NERFINISHED
Northeast Rift Zone of Tenerife NERFINISHED
researchField structural geology
volcanology
tectonicSetting intraplate oceanic island
underlies northwestern sector of Tenerife
volcanicProvince Canary Islands volcanic province NERFINISHED

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Chinyero vent volcanicField Northwest Rift Zone of Tenerife