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Tenerife ( Spanish: Tenerife ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Spain , part of the archipelago and region of the Canary Islands . Located near the northwestern coast of Africa , together with the archipelago it is considered part of Macaronesia . It is the largest and most populated island in the archipelago and the most populated Spanish island . Although geographically located in ocean waters off the coast of North Africa, Tenerife is an integral part of Spain and the European Union . The currency is the Euro , and the official language is Spanish . Some residents can also communicate in English , and some information boards are also in English.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the largest city on the island and its capital, as well as the capital of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife . It is also, together with Las Palmas , the capital of the Canary Islands Autonomous Region.

Tenerife, with its neighboring Gran Canaria, is sometimes called a "continent in miniature" due to the presence of several types of landscape and several climate zones. There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites on Tenerife : the Teide volcano , which is a national park , and the historic town of La Laguna .

Tenerife covers an area of ​​2,034.38 km², being about 80 km long and 50 km wide. The coastline is 342 km long.

In addition, Tenerife administratively also includes about 200 small islands that are wastelands. Most often, these are large rocks protruding from the water. Their total area is 213,835 m². They include, among others, Roques de Anaga and Roque de Garachico.

Tenerife is an island of volcanic origin . It was formed in several stages. The first is estimated to be about 30 million years ago in the Oligocene , when lava began to emerge from the bottom of the Atlantic , creating elevations from which the Canary Islands were formed . The next period began about 7 million years ago in the Miocene . At that time, the Adeje, Anaga and Teno massifs protruded above the surface. In the subsequent stages, the main element shaping the terrain was erosion and the building of the central part of Tenerife through numerous eruptions. This is how the highest peak in Spain, Teide (3718 m above sea level) was formed .

The known volcanic eruptions in Tenerife are:

1492 – Crab Mouth
1704–1705 – Seven Fountains, Fasnia, Arafo
May 5, 1706 - Montaña Negra - this eruption destroyed the port in Garachico
June 9, 1798 – Pico Viejo – the last eruption in the Teide and Las Cañadas National Park
11 listopada 1909 – Chinyero

Tenerife is located between 28° and 29° N and 16° and 17° W. It occupies a central position between the islands of the archipelago: Gran Canaria to the east and La Gomera and La Palma to the west. It is located about 300 km from the African continent ( Morocco and Western Sahara ) and about 1000 km from the Iberian Peninsula (mainland Spain and Portugal )




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