The Cumbre Vieja is active – but dormant, with the last eruption occurring in 1. The southern part of La Palma consists of the Cumbre Vieja, a volcanic ridge formed by numerous volcanic cones built of lava and scoria. Today, only few of these carry water due to the many water tunnels that have been cut into the islands structure.įrom the Caldera de Taburiente to the south runs the ridge Cumbre Nueva – the New Ridge, which despite its name is older than the Cumbre Vieja – Old Ridge.

The outer slopes are cut by numerous gorges which run from 2,0. Only the deep Barranco de las Angustias (. On its northern side is the exposed remains of the original seamount. It is surrounded by a ring of mountains ranging from 1,6. The northern part of La Palma is dominated by the Caldera de Taburiente, with a width of 9 km (6 mi) and a depth of 1,5. La Palma's geography is a result of the volcanic formation of the island. This is the site of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, one of the world's premier astronomical observatories. There is road access from sea level to the summit at 2,4. The volcano rises almost 7 km (4 mi) above the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. In the center of the island is the Caldera de Taburiente National Park one of four national parks in the Canary Islands. It was as a result of his visit to Tenerife where he visited the Las Ca.

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La Palma, like the other islands of the Canary Island archipelago, is a volcanic ocean island. The Philippines is an archipelago in South-East Asia of more than seven thousand islands located between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea at the very. Honeymoon, family and scuba vacation packages available. Luxury oceanfront vacation homes, villas and condos. 5, the German geologist Leopold von Buch visited the Canary Islands. Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos, at 2,4.

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