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Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Fumarole with sulphur coatings

Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

A small fumarole, about 20 cm in diameter, located near the upper station of the Teide cablecar (elevation about 3500 m). Note yellow coating due to sulphur precipitates. David Soler photo, 2002.
 © David SolerPhoto ID: 124427    View Count: 244

Lava blocks flows in the trail to Teide peak summit

Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

The trail to Teide peak summit (permission required by National Park service) climbs through lava flows of blocks. They are mainly composed of obsidian and scoria. David Soler photo, 2002.
 © David SolerPhoto ID: 124425    View Count: 233

Mt Teide with Roque Mendez in front

Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Mt Teide in the back ground, with the tourist trap Roque Mendez in front, Rock Mendez is part of a dike system with phonolitick rocks in the older crater where Mt Teide is a much younger strato-volcano. Picture taken 22. Descember 2008.
 © Peter AndresenPhoto ID: 204498    View Count: 78

Teide stratovolcano

Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Teide peak, 3718 m, as seen from Las CaƱadas caldera (2000 m above sea level. David Soler photo, 2002.
 © David SolerPhoto ID: 124424    View Count: 280

Teide summit crater

Mount Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

The small crater on top of Teide stratovolcano, measuring a few tens of meters in diameter. Whithish and yellowish colours are due to sulphur precipitates after gases emerging from fumaroles. David Soler photo, 2002.
 © David SolerPhoto ID: 124426    View Count: 304
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