Tenerife, Canary Islands : Image of the Day

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Detailed imagery can reveal components of the volcanism that helped shape Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands. But the wide view paints a more robust picture. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired this image of Tenerife in its entirety on January 25, 2016. From summit to sea, you can see the transition between the caldera, the tree line, and the populated coastal areas. The summit of the Teide stratovolcano reaches 3,718 meters (12,198 feet) above sea level. But much of the volcano’s impressive height is unseen. If you include what’s below the water line, the volcano rises 7,500 meters (24,606 feet) from the ocean floor, making it the third tallest volcanic structure on Earth. About 190 square kilometers (73 square miles) of land around the summit are protected as part of Teide National Park. In 2007, the park was designated a UNESCO World Her...

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