Los Gigantes, Santiago del Teide, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain i
Regional Level Types
Los Gigantes Cliff
Santiago del Teide Municipality
Tenerife Island
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Province
Canary Islands Group of Autonomous Communities
Spain Country

Regional Level Types
Los Gigantes	Cliff
Santiago del Teide	Municipality
Tenerife	Island
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province	Province
Canary Islands	Group of Autonomous Communities
Spain	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

28° 16' 9'' North , 16° 50' 58'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: eth0bd691

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Los Gigantes	2,721 (2015)	3.0km
Puerto de Santiago	600 (2012)	3.7km
Masca	150 (2012)	3.9km
Santiago del Teide	12,050 (2012)	4.3km
Guía de Isora	20,536 (2012)	9.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

425245

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:425245:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Acantilados de Los Gigantes

Coastal cliffs, part of the Teno Massif.

Cliffs rise up to 500 metres above sea level.

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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate

Atlantic Ocean

African BasinOceanic Crust

Spain

Canary Islands
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province
  - Tenerife
    - Teno MassifMountain Range

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References

Longpré, M-A., Troll, V.R., Walter, T.R., Hansteen, T.H. (2009) Volcanic and geochemical evolution of the Teno massif, Tenerife, Canary Islands: Some repercussions of giant landslides on ocean island magmatism. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 10(12), 31 pages.

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