Tenerife volcanic system
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The Tenerife volcanic system is the large, active volcanic complex that dominates the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, including major stratovolcanoes and caldera structures responsible for its dramatic landscape and past eruptions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teide volcanic complex | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic system ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
caldera
ⓘ
rift zone ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dominates | Tenerife island topography ⓘ |
| eruptionRecurrence | Holocene activity documented ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
effusive
ⓘ
explosive ⓘ |
| forms |
Las Cañadas caldera walls
ⓘ
Teide–Pico Viejo central edifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Miocene to Holocene ⓘ |
| hasGeothermalActivity | fumaroles near Teide summit ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dorsal Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Las Cañadas caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Rift Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Rift Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Pico Viejo volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Teide volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardManagement | Canary Islands civil protection plans ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Teide volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Tenerife biodiversity patterns
ⓘ
Tenerife climate gradients ⓘ |
| islandBuildingRole | main builder of Tenerife island ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1909 ⓘ |
| lastEruptionVent | Chinyero volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumElevation | 3715 m ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canary Islands volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType |
basalt
ⓘ
phonolite ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| significantEruption |
Guimar Valley sector collapse (prehistoric)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montaña Blanca explosive eruption (Holocene) ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Canary hotspot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intraplate oceanic island ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Teide National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site core (via Teide National Park) ⓘ |
| volcanicFieldType | central volcano complex ⓘ |
| volcanicHazard |
lahars
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic density currents ⓘ pyroclastic falls ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Teide volcanic complex