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Tenerife island, Canary 02/2000

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Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-afcan-00002

Date

2007-06-22

Tenerife as seen from the space shuttle Endeavour on February 2000. Tenerife Island, the largest in the Canary Island archipelago, is approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) long and 32 miles (54 kilometers) at its widest point. With Pico de Teide, its volcanic peak, rising 12 198 feet (3718 meters) above the sea, Tenerife has the distinction of having the highest elevation in the Atlantic Ocean.