Teide National Park on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands surrounds Mount Teide, which at 3,718 meters is the highest peak in Spain and, measured from the ocean floor, the third highest volcano in the world. The park covers 18,990 hectares and was established as a national park on January 22, 1954, becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 and one of Spain's Twelve Treasures. Teide and the neighboring peak Pico Viejo are the only points in the Canary Islands above 3,000 meters, and an astronomical observatory sits on the park's eastern ridge. It is the most visited national park in Spain, drawing more than 4.4 million visitors in 2023. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Teide National Park (Wikipedia)
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Teide National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional del Teide, pronounced [ˈpaɾke naθjoˈnal del ˈtejðe]) is a national park located in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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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 highest volcano in the world from its base in the ocean floor (7.500 meters high). Pico Viejo, also included within the national park limits, is the second highest volcano in the Canary Islands with its 3,135 m peak.
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The park covers 18,990 hectares and was established as a national park on January 22, 1954, becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 and one of Spain's Twelve Treasures.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Teide National Park
- Wikidata Q715124, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q715124 P571 inception
- Part Of: Spain, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Spain
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Spain, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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