Table of Contents
I
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Teide National Park
Contents
5
Foreword
7
Presentation
9
Introducción
11
PART I
12
Volcanoes. From Myth to Science
14
Volcanology. The Earth´s Heartbeat
15
Eruptions y eruptions
18
The Canaries Archipelago. Seven Islands that rose from the Bottom of the Sea
25
The Canaries Archipelago. Seven Islands that rose from the Bottom of the Sea
25
How Tenerife was Formed. From Three Islands to One
32
The Geological Domains of Tenerife
35
First Constructive Phase: Thee Anaga, Teno and Roque del Conde Massifs
37
Volcanism migrates to the Center: The Las Cañadas Edifices appear
39
Remants of an Old Dorsal Edifice
42
Formation of the Las Cañadas Caldera
43
Post-Caldera Volcanism in Las Cañadas: The Teide-Pico Viejo Complex and its Pheripheral Volcanoes
44
Recent Eruptions at the Rift Axes
47
Historic Eruptions in the Canary Islands
48
PART II Teide National Park
52
Teide National Park. Volcanology as Never Seen Before
54
Teide National Park. Volcanology as Never Seen Before
54
Large Volcanoes. The Park´s Geology
59
Construction and Destruction. A Constant in the Par´s Geology
60
Las Cañadas Wall
64
Las Cañadas Edifices. A Story that trascends the Park
65
Las Cañadas Calderas. The Last Major Destruction
79
Post-Caldera Eruptions. A Resurgence of Volcanism
84
Companions forTeide-Pico Viejo. Large Pheripheral Domatics Erupctions
99
Recent Eruptions at the Rift Axes. Volcanism taht Never Ceases
105
Historic Eruptions. A Permanent Threath
107
Volcanic Reliefs. Icons of the Landscape
114
Tenerife. A Typical Volcanic Island
115
PART III Routes
120
List of Routes
122
Route 1. A Day in the Park. Travelling by Road
126
Route 2. From El Portillo de la Villa to Riscos de La Fortaleza
138
Route 3. Arenas Negras Volcanoes
142
Route 4. Roques de García
146
Route 5. Las Siete Cañadas
150
Route 6. Montaña Blanca and Montaña Rajada
160
Route 7. Pico del Teide
164
Route 8. Chachorra and Pico Viejo Ascent
176
Route 9. Montaña Guajara Ascent
180
PART IV
182
Glossary of Geological and Volcanological Terms
184
Bibliography
192
Toponymic Index
198
General Index
202
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