Origin and formation
Seven million years agoThe oldest rocks to have been found on Tenerife are estimated to date from around 7 million years ago. Until then, volcanic…
Mount Teide, the Teno and Anaga mountain ranges, the Island's rocky beaches and black sands, and its ocean floors... Tenerife's unique landscape is defined by the volcanic activity that has shaped its land for millions of years. Its many peculiarities and as-yet unresolved mysteries as to its origin and geological evolution explain the huge scientific interest that Tenerife stirs up.