Geography

Tenerife is an island in the Atlantic Ocean in front of the African coastlines and belongs to the Community Autonomous of Canary (Spain). With the islands of La Palma,La Gomera and El Hierro constitutes the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.Its capital is S.Cruz de Tenerife. The others islands of this archipelago, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura constitute the province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.Its capital is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

TENERIFE

• Country Spain
• Archipelago Canary islands
• Governement Cabido of Tenerife
• Ocean Atlantic
• Coordinates 28°16'07''N 16°36'20''O
• Surface 2.034,38 Km square
• Maximum hight 3.718 ( peak of Teide)
• Capital S. Cruz de Tenerife
• Population 852.945 (updated 2006)
• Density 412,4 inh/Km square
• Web of the Cabildo www.tenerife.es
• Official page of the turistical agency of Tenerife www.webtnerife.com