Las Cañadas caldera

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Las Cañadas caldera is a vast volcanic crater on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, forming the dramatic high-altitude basin surrounding Mount Teide.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Las Cañadas caldera canonical 5
Las Cañadas caldera rim 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
formedBy collapse of a large volcanic edifice ⓘ
major explosive eruptions ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
hasApproximateDiameter 10 miles ⓘ
16 km ⓘ
hasClimate high-altitude semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasFeature Roques de García rock formations ⓘ
linked to: Roques de García

U-shaped amphitheatre morphology ⓘ
domes and cones ⓘ
high-altitude basin ⓘ
ignimbrite layers ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
steep caldera walls ⓘ
hasMaximumElevation about 2400 m above sea level ⓘ
hasNearbyPeak Guajara ⓘ
Pico Viejo ⓘ
hasRoadAccess TF-21 road ⓘ
hasSoilType volcanic soils ⓘ
hasVegetation Spartocytisus supranubius broom ⓘ
Teide bugloss ⓘ
Teide white broom ⓘ
high-mountain Canary Island flora ⓘ
hasViewpoint Mirador de La Ruleta ⓘ
Mirador de los Roques de García ⓘ
isImportantFor studies of ocean-island volcanism ⓘ
understanding caldera-collapse processes ⓘ
isMajorAttractionOf Teide National Park ⓘ
isOnIsland Tenerife ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
Tenerife ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Teide National Park ⓘ
nameMeaning “The ravines” in Spanish ⓘ
overlookedBy Mount Teide ⓘ
partOf Teide volcanic complex ⓘ
surrounds Mount Teide ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot-related volcanism ⓘ
UNESCOStatus within Teide National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedFor astronomical observations ⓘ
geological research ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scientific field courses ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
volcanicProvince Canary Islands volcanic province ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teide National Park → contains → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
Pico Viejo → nearbyFeature → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
Teide–Pico Viejo complex → containsFeature → Las Cañadas caldera rim ⓘ
linked to: Las Cañadas caldera
Roques de García → hasViewOf → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
Roques de García → locatedIn → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ
Tenerife volcanic system → hasPart → Las Cañadas caldera ⓘ