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Roque Cinchado The Standing Rock In El Teide, Tenerife, Spain

The standing rock, Roque Cinchado, a rock pillar of 27m high made of volcaniclastic sedimentary rock layers and Pico El Teide and other standing rocks around. El Teide is an active volcano and the highest point of Spain at 3718m. , with iron rich basaltic cinders that have oxidized to give the reddish and brown colors. There is clearly visible the lava flow on this Stratovolcano that petrified after its last eruption in 1909. The rock appeared on one thousand peseta bank notes of Spain, with Teide in the background. Teide national park, Tenerife Island, Canary islands, Spain. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4689258
Date Taken	16 May 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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