Pico Viejo

Pico Viejo is a volcano located on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). It is the second highest peak of Tenerife and the Canary Islands (after the Teide) with a height of 3,135 m above sea level.

This volcano is part of the volcanic complex Teide-Pico Viejo formation which began about 200,000 years ago in the center of the island. Its crater, about 800 meters in diameter, is one of the satellites comprises craters around the Teide. In the year 1798 and was erupted calls Noses del Teide. The rash became the latest of which occurred within the Teide National Park and the longest historical eruption of Tenerife, throwing volcanic material for three months.

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