2006-08-14 07:41:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Spain ➔ Islas Canarias
Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
It is located at 28°19′N 16°34′W and has a surface area of 2 034 km². Like the rest of the Canary Islands, it is of volcanic origin. The 3 eruptions that created the island finally went quiet about 3.5M years ago, although small murmurs occur. The most recent Earthquake of about 4 on the Richter scale was in 2002. The highest point of Spain, Teide (3 718 m), is on this island.
Known to the Romans as Nivaria (from the Latin nix, nivis, "snow"), a reference to the snows atop the volcano known as El Teide, Tenerife bears a name that is also a reference to this volcano, and was used for the island by the Guanches of the neighboring island of La Palma, “Tene” signifying “mountain” and “ife” white (the “r” was added by the Spanish). To the natives of Tenerife, the island was known as Chenech, Chinech or Achinech.
2006-08-14 07:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by nonconformiststraightguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teide is the 3rd highest mountain in the world from base to summit. Hoping to go this summer.
2014-05-21 09:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by pyrophorus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tenerife is a fantastic destination and offers so much to visitors. We run an information blog at http:/tenerifeforum.org.es that great tips and advice about the island.:)
2014-01-25 10:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by Juba 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
City in the Azores. Site of the largest aircraft crash disaster [not terrorism] in history - a collision during takeoff in a fog between 2 747 jets on the runway, with over 500 dead.
That's just off the top of my head.
2006-08-14 14:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest of the Canary Islands
2006-08-14 16:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by berlingoffer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing
2006-08-14 14:48:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋