14 Facts About Teide

Teide, or Mount Teide, is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Teide is an active volcano: its most recent eruption occurred in late 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the northwestern Santiago rift.

Teide is the most visited natural wonder of Spain, the most visited national park in Spain and Europe and – by 2015 – the eighth most visited in the world, with some 3 million visitors yearly.

Teide was a sacred mountain for the aboriginal Guanches, so it was considered a mythological mountain, as Mount Olympus was to the ancient Greeks.

The formation of the island and the development of the current Teide volcano took place in the five stages shown in the diagram on the right.

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Teide last erupted in 1909 from the El Chinyero vent, on the Santiago Ridge.

Teide additionally is considered structurally unstable and its northern flank has a distinctive bulge.

Teide described the two mountains as "two kings, one rising in the ocean and the other in the desert and steppes".

The shadow has a perfectly triangular shape, even though Teide's silhouette does not; this is an effect of aerial perspective.

Teide National Park is a useful volcanic reference point for studies related to Mars because of the similarities in their environmental conditions and geological formations.

The Teide Observatory is operated by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.

Teide is the main symbol of Tenerife and the most emblematic natural monument of the Canary Islands.

An image of Teide, gushing flames, appears at the centre of Tenerife's coat of arms.

Teide has been depicted frequently throughout history, from the earliest engravings made by European conquerors to typical Canarian craft objects, on the back of 1000-peseta notes, in oil paintings and on postcards.