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Tenerife

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The largest of the Canary Islands ( q. v .), of volcanic formation, with cliff-bound coast; richly fruit-bearing; chief exports, cochineal, tobacco, and wine; capital, Santa Cruz ( q. v .); most notable natural feature is the famous Peak of Tenerife, a conical-shaped dormant volcano, 12,000 ft. in height, at the summit of which there is a crater 300 ft. in circuit; last eruption took place in 1798.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tenerife'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/tenerife.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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