Tenerife
![]() Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It is located at and has a surface area of 2 034 km?. Like the rest of the Canary Islands, it is of volcanic origin. The highest point of Spain, Teide (3 718 m), is on this island. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The island is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It includes 31 municipalities: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The largest city, Santa Cruz, is the capital of the island and seat of the cabildo insular (island government); it is also the capital of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and officially co-capital of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands together with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, although clearly behind this one in terms of population, industry, tourism or gross domestic produce. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The village G??mar is the site of the mysterious Pyramids of G??mar. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The island's population is 778,071. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Spanish: Spanish can mean:... Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan... Canary Islands: :"Canaries" redirects here. For the bird, see canary.... Tenerife related Images and Photos (experimental)
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