The Oxford Geology Group travels to the Spanish Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the African coast. Tenerife is the largest of the islands in the Canarian Archipellago as is dominated by the impressive stratovolcanic cone of Teide. Teide is the third highest volcano in the world and the highest on European soil. Teide is classed as a Decade Volcano by the "International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior" as it has had large, destructive eruptions in close proximity to centres of population.
High above the cloud line, the group visited the Las Canadas Caldera and the high slopes of Teide to examine active fumroles. They also explored the labyrinthine Cueva del Viento a lava tube that forms the fifth largest underground complex of its kind in the world. A short excursion by boat took the group to the dramatic sea cliffs of Los Gigantes.
Our visit was facilitated by our friends at our sister organisation Actualidad Volcanica de Canarias (AVCAN) and by TeideAstro.
The geology of the Teide Volcano and the Island of Tenerife
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