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Teide National Park ( es, Parque nacional del Teide, ) is a
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located in
Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the Archipelago, archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitant ...
,
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,
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. The national park is centered on Mount
Teide Teide, or Mount Teide, ( es, El Teide, Pico del Teide, , "Peak of Teide") is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit (at ) is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the A ...
, the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high) in addition, the highest volcano in the
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islands and the third highest volcano in the world from its base in the ocean floor (7.500 meters high). Pico Viejo, also included within the national park limits, is the second highest volcano in the Canary Islands with its 3,135 m peak. Mount Teide and Pico Viejo are the only two peaks in the Canary islands rising above the 3,000 m level. The park has an area of 18,990 hectares located in the municipality of
La Orotava La Orotava is a town and a municipality in the northern part of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. The area of the municipality stretches from the north coast to the mountainous interior, and includes the summit of the Teide volcano, ...
. It was named a
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by
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on June 28, 2007. Since the end of 2007, it has also been one of the
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. On a ridge, to the east of Teide, are the telescopes of the
Observatorio del Teide Teide Observatory ( es, Observatorio del Teide), IAU code 954, is an astronomical observatory on Mount Teide at , located on Tenerife, Spain. It has been operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias since its inauguration in 1964. It becam ...
. Teide is the most visited national park in Spain and −by 2015− the eighth most visited in the world, with some 3 million visitors yearly. In 2016, it was visited by 4,079,823 visitors and tourists reaching a historical record. There are morning and afternoon coach trips through the park, departing from selected areas in the south of Tenerife's tourist towns. Access to the peak requires a free permit that needs to be booked in advance.


History

The Teide National Park has a large historical value. This place had an important spiritual significance to aboriginal Guanches and important archaeological sites have been discovered in the park. For the Guanches the Teide was a place of worship, they thought it was the gate of hell (''Echeyde''). National park status was declared on January 22, 1954, which was one of the third in Spain. In 1981 the park was reclassified and established as a special legal regime. In 1989, the
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awarded the
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, in its highest category. This recognition and conservation management has been subsequently renewed in 1994, 1999 and 2004. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its transformation into a national park, in 2002 the paperwork was begun to declare the park a UNESCO
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. On June 28, 2007, after five years of work and effort, UNESCO decided to declare the Teide National Park, World Heritage Site in the World Heritage Convention of UNESCO held in
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,
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. Teide National Park is also at the end of 2007, one of the
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. Teide National Park is complementary to the
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, this is mainly due to being in each of them represented the volcanic structures and forms less evolved magmas of such islands (
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) and more evolved and differentiated (Teide). Moreover, Teide National Park shares similar scenic characteristics with the Grand Canyon National Park in
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, United States.


Geography and climate

The Teide National Park has generally a very sunny, dry and mild climate. The major climates found in the Teide National Park are the
Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
(''Csa''/''Csb'') and the
Semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi ...
(''BSk''). The Izaña Teide Observatory located at asl registers an annual temperature of and almost 3,500 sunshine hours annually. Most summer days have completely clear skies.


Flora and fauna

The lava flows on the flanks of Teide weather to a very thin, but nutrient and mineral rich
soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Some scientific definitions distinguish ''dirt'' from ''soil'' by restricting the former ...
that supports a diverse number of plant species. Vascular flora consists of 168 plant species, 33 of which are
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to Tenerife.Dupont, Yoko L., Dennis M., Olesen, Jens M., Structure of a plant-flower-visitor network in the high altitude sub-alpine desert of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Ecography. 26(3), 2003, pp. 301–310. Forests of Canary Island pine ('' Pinus canariensis'') occur from 1000–2100 m, covering the middle slopes of the volcano, and having an
alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National P ...
timberline 1000 m lower than that of continental mountains of similar
latitude In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north– south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north ...
. At higher altitudes, the Las Cañadas caldera provides sufficient shelter for more fragile species such as the Canary Island cedar ('' Juniperus cedrus''), and the Canary Island
pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...
('' Pinus canariensis'') to grow.J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, Climatic response of plant species on Tenerife, the Canary islands, J. Veg. Sci. 3, 1992, pp. 595–602 The most dominant plant species in the Teide National Park are the Teide white broom ('' Spartocytisus supranubius''), which has a white and pink flower; the Canary Island
wallflower ''Erysimum'', or wallflower, is a genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. It includes more than 150 species, both popular garden plants and many wild forms. The genus ''Cheiranthus'' is sometimes included here in whole o ...
(''
Erysimum ''Erysimum'', or wallflower, is a genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. It includes more than 150 species, both popular garden plants and many wild forms. The genus ''Cheiranthus'' is sometimes included here in whole ...
scoparium''), which has white and violet flowers; and the Teide bugloss ('' Echium wildpretii''), whose red flowers form a pyramid up to 3m in height. The Teide daisy (''
Argyranthemum ''Argyranthemum'' (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus ''Chrysanthemum''. The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, ...
teneriffae'') can be found at altitudes close to 3,600m above sea level. The Teide violet (''
Viola cheiranthifolia ''Viola cheiranthifolia'' is a species of the genus ''Viola''. It is also known as the Teide violet and Teide daisy. This plant is exclusively found in the dry and stony caldera of the volcano Teide on the Canary Island of Tenerife. It survives ...
'') can be found right up to the summit of the volcano, making it the highest flowering plant in Spain. These plants are adapted to the tough environmental conditions on the volcano such as high altitude, intense sunlight, extreme temperature variations, and lack of moisture.
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s include acquiring semi-spherical forms, acquiring a downy or waxy cover, reducing the exposed
leaf A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ...
area, and having a high
flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanis ...
production. Flowering takes place in the late spring or early summer, in the months of May and June. The Teide National Park contains a huge range of
invertebrate Invertebrates are a paraphyletic group of animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a ''backbone'' or ''spine''), derived from the notochord. This is a grouping including all animals apart from the chorda ...
fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is '' flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. ...
, over 40% of which are endemic species, with 70 species only being found in the national park. The invertebrate fauna include
spider Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s,
beetles Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describe ...
, dipterans, hemipterans, and hymenopterae. In contrast, Teide national park has only a limited variety of
vertebrate Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () ( chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with ...
fauna.Thorpe, R.S., McGregor, D.P., Cumming, A.M., and Jordan, W.C., DNA evolution and colonisation sequence of island lizards in relation to geological history: MTDNA RFLP, cytochrome B, cytochrome oxidase, 123 RRNA sequence, and nuclear RAPD analysis, evolution, 48(2), 1994, pp. 230-240 Ten species of bird nest in the park. These include the blue chaffinch (''
Fringilla teydea The Tenerife blue chaffinch (''Fringilla teydea'') is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. This bird is the natural symbol of this island, together with the Cana ...
teydea''); Berthelot's pipit (''Anthus berthelotii berthelotii''); the
Atlantic canary The Atlantic canary (''Serinus canaria''), known worldwide simply as the wild canary and also called the island canary, common canary, or canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus ''Serinus'' in the finch family, Fringillidae. I ...
('' Serinus canaria''); and a subspecies of kestrel ('' Falco tinnunculus canariensis''). Three endemic
reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates ( lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalia ...
species are also found in the park – the Canary Island lizard ('' Gallotia galloti galloti''), the Canary Island wall gecko (''
Tarentola delalandii The Tenerife gecko (''Tarentola delalandii''), also known commonly as Delalande's gecko and the Tenerife wall gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. Etymology The specific name, ''delalandii'', is in honor of French na ...
''), and the Canary Island skink ('' Chalcides viridanus viridanus''). The only mammals native to the park are bats, the most common species of which is Leisler's bat (''
Nyctalus leisleri The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (''Nyctalus leisleri''), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler ...
''). Other mammals such as the mouflon, the
rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit sp ...
, the house mouse, the black rat, the
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, and the Algerian hedgehog have all been introduced to the park.


Scientific landmark

The similarity between environmental and geological conditions in the Teide National Park and the planet Mars have turned this spot into a volcanic reference point for studies related to the red planet. The similarity between environmental and geological conditions of Teide National Park and the planet
Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
have made the park the ideal place for testing instruments that will travel to Mars and reveal past or present life on Mars. In 2010 a research team tested at Las Cañadas del Teide the Raman instrument that was to be used in the ESA-NASA ExoMars expedition to Mars. In 2017, ESA tested planetary rovers in an area of the park known as Las Minas de San José.


Sister parks

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Rapa Nui National Park Rapa Nui National Park ( es, Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua. The island is locat ...
(
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,
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). Besides the Teide National Park participates in different international programs and exchange advice with other national parks in the world, especially
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,
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and
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. In regard to international cooperation, the Teide National Park has provided technical support to the
Souss-Massa National Park The Souss-Massa National Park (''Parc National de Souss-Massa'') is a 33,800 hectare national park on the Atlantic coast of Morocco which was created in 1991. It lies between Agadir to the north and Sidi Ifni to the south and its centre is at 9° ...
located in southwestern of
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
.


Films filmed in the park and curiosities

* Brian May wrote the
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song " Tie Your Mother Down" at the Observatorio del Teide at Izaña (altitude of 7,770 feet), in the autumn of 1971, while working on his grad thesis. * This dramatic scenery has been featured in films such as '' One Million Years B.C.'' (1966), ''
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'' (2002), '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010) and ''
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'' (2012). * The Raquel Welch poster of '' One Million Years B.C.'' that plays a significant role in the 1994 film '' The Shawshank Redemption'' was taken at the Teide. * Mike Oldfield included in his compilation ''The Complete fel'' of 1985, the song ''Mount Teide'' dedicated to this famous volcano from Tenerife. * On December 8, 2008 following an initiative from the
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community of the Canary Islands, an Israeli flag was placed near the summit of Mount Teide. * The park has a small chapel dedicated to the Virgen de las Nieves which is the highest Christian church in Spain. * Tenerife was the place where
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(founder of the Church of Scientology) called picked ''"OT-III materials"'', according to this doctrine one of the volcanoes which were cast the ''"thetans"'' 75 million years ago is the Teide together with other volcanoes in the world, mainly from
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. * On 24 June 1989 the radio Espacio en Blanco of the Radiocadena Española called a ''"UFO Alert"'' in the Teide National Park in order to achieve some kind of contact with extraterrestrials. This event was attended by about forty thousand people. * On January 8, 1998, members of a cult led by
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psychologist Heide Fittkau Garthe were arrested, when they tried to perform a ritual suicide on Teide. * The Canarian composer Benito Cabrera was inspired by the landscape of Teide for the famous song '' Nube de Hielo''. * The sixth installment of ''
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, The Teide had the main stage for most of its outer planes. * The Teide National Park has become a popular training ground for top professional cyclists, as it allows them to train at altitude whilst also having access to sea-level terrain for high-intensity training, in stable weather conditions, with few distractions due to its isolated location. Teams who have used the park for training include Team Sky,
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and
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. * In 2017, Teide National Park was the eighth most sought after site on the ''Google Street View'' platform with a total of 8.6 million visitors, being similar to places like the
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, Mont Blanc, the Necropolis of Giza,
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. * In 2018, the surroundings of the National Park hosted part of the filming of the American film '' Rambo: Last Blood'', starring
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Gallery

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See also

*Mount
Teide Teide, or Mount Teide, ( es, El Teide, Pico del Teide, , "Peak of Teide") is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit (at ) is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the A ...
* Roque Cinchado * Pico Viejo * Teide Observatory *
Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the Archipelago, archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitant ...
*
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References


External links


UNESCO World Heritage Site datasheetTeide National Park - Official Website of Tenerife Tourism CorporationVolcano Teide Experience - Official Website for Activities and Excursions &
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