Tenerife

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Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

It is located at 28°19 N, 16°34 W and has a surface area of 2 034 km². 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:

Adeje
Arafo
Arico
Arona
Buenavista del Norte
Candelaria
Fasnia
Garachico
Granadilla de Abona
La Guancha

Guía de Isora
Güímar
Icod de los Vinos
La Matanza de Acentejo
La Orotava
Puerto de la Cruz
Los Realejos
El Rosario
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Juan de la Rambla
San Miguel de Abona

Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Úrsula
Santiago del Teide
El Sauzal
Los Silos
Tacoronte
El Tanque
Tegueste
La Victoria de Acentejo
Vilaflor

The largest city, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 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 co-capital together with Gran Canaria of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.

The island's population is 778,071.

External link

Cabildo de Tenerife (Spanish)
PhotoGlobe - Tenerife offers high quality photos of Tenerife together with GPS coordinates

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