Teneguía

View from San Antonio to Teneguía

View from San Antonio on the south coast of La Palmasbdep2

The Teneguía is a volcano on the southern tip of the island of La Palma. The 439 -meter high cinder cone was built in 1971.

Geographical location

The Teneguía located in the municipality Fuencaliente south of the village and the hamlet of Los Fuencaliente Quemados. It forms the southern end of the Cumbre Vieja volcano chain that runs through the island of La Palma by the Taburiente from north to south.

Above is the 657 meter high cone of San Antonio28.483477777778 - 17.850036111111, which had broken for the last time in 1677.

Outbreak

The first outbreak started on 26 October 1971. The last eruption took place after three and a half weeks on the 24th day, November 18, 1971. Between, there were dozens of events. The entire Eruptivmasse was an estimated 12 million cubic meters. The ejected lava flowed in several places to the sea where he created about 29 ha new land.

Vegetation

The dark slag and ash fields can under the conditions of constant northeast trade winds on the island - lee at the low altitude a settlement of pioneer vegetation from the sea only to very limited. Only from walk- crater rim of San Antonio is located on the crater floor surprisingly an almost closed ceiling of green, possibly caused by entry of sea birds.