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.

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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
geologicalAge Miocene to Holocene
hasGeothermalActivity fumaroles near Teide summit
hasPart Dorsal Ridge
Las Cañadas caldera
Northeast Rift Zone
Northwest Rift Zone
Pico Viejo volcano
Teide volcano
linked to: Teide
hazardManagement Canary Islands civil protection plans
highestPoint Teide volcano
linked to: Teide
influences Tenerife biodiversity patterns
Tenerife climate gradients
islandBuildingRole main builder of Tenerife island
lastEruption 1909
lastEruptionVent Chinyero volcano
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
Tenerife
maximumElevation 3715 m
monitoredBy Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN)
partOf Canary Islands volcanic province
rockType basalt
phonolite
trachyte
significantEruption Guimar Valley sector collapse (prehistoric)
Montaña Blanca explosive eruption (Holocene)
tectonicSetting Canary hotspot
intraplate oceanic island
tourismAttraction Teide National Park
UNESCOStatus World Heritage Site core (via Teide National Park)
volcanicFieldType central volcano complex
volcanicHazard lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic density currents
pyroclastic falls

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Chinyero vent isPartOf Teide volcanic complex
linked to: Tenerife volcanic system
Teide–Pico Viejo complex partOf Tenerife volcanic system
Chahorra eruption volcanicField Cañadas–Teide volcanic complex
linked to: Tenerife volcanic system
Northwest Rift Zone of Tenerife partOf Tenerife central volcanic complex
linked to: Tenerife volcanic system
Montaña Negra (Tenerife) eruption center partOf Tenerife volcanic system