Natural Sites Nominated for the World Heritage List

Volcanic canary islands volcano
Marco Simoni / Robert Harding World Imagery / Corbis

Teide National Park, Canary Islands
Home to the world's third tallest volcano, Teide provides valuable geologic evidence of the processes which contribute to the development of oceanic islands.

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