Mount Teide (, , "Teide Peak") is a
volcano on
Tenerife in the
Canary Islands. Its 3,718-metre (12,198 ft) summit is the highest point in
Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic. At 7,500 m (24,600 ft) from its base on the ocean floor, it is the third highest volcano on a volcanic ocean island in the world after
Mauna Kea and
Mauna Loa in
Hawaii. Its elevation makes Tenerife the
tenth highest island in the world. It remains
active: its most recent eruption occurred in 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the northwestern Santiago rift. The United Nations Committee for Disaster Mitigation designated Teide a
Decade Volcano because of its history of destructive eruptions and its proximity to several large towns, of which the closest are
Garachico,
Icod de los Vinos and
Puerto de la Cruz. Teide,
Pico Viejo and Montaña Blanca form the Central Volcanic Complex of Tenerife.