El Teide National Park

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El Teide National Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

Mount Teide

Mount Teide

location Canary Islands
surface 18,990 ha
WDPA ID 389013
Geographical location 28 ° 15 ′  N , 16 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 15 ′ 14 "  N , 16 ° 37 ′ 8"  W
El Teide National Park (Canary Islands)
El Teide National Park
Setup date 1954

The National Park El Teide ( Spanish Parque nacional del Teide ) is a protected area on the Spanish island of Tenerife . It is named after Mount Teide , was established in 1954 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 . The national park is the largest and oldest of its kind in the Canary Islands . The area is threatened by forest fires .

The El Teide National Park is also a popular hiking area. A network of currently 38 official hiking routes leads to its various sights.

Web links

Commons : Parque nacional del Teide  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Teide National Park. UNESCO , accessed on September 20, 2016 .
  2. ↑ El Teide National Park. In: webtenerife.de. Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Vacation Guide: Spain. WWF , accessed September 20, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Forests on fire. (PDF) Causes and consequences of global forest fires. WWF Germany , 2011, accessed September 20, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Map of the Teide National Park hiking trails. (PDF) In: teide-nationalpark.de. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .