Caldera de Taburiente National Park
Caldera de Taburiente National Park is a national park on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. It contains the Caldera de Taburiente, which dominates the northern part of the island, and was designated as a national park in 1954.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: national park in Spain
- Also known as: “La Caldera” and “La Gran Caldera de Tabouriente”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Palma and Roque de los Muchachos.
La Palma
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La Palma is an island of the Canary Islands, which are an integral part of Spain. It is near Morocco, Cape Verde and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both Portuguese. The nickname of the island is "La Isla Bonita".
Roque de los Muchachos
Peak
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Roque de los Muchachos is a rocky mound at the highest point on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426 metres above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give rise to excellent observing conditions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Llanos de Aridane and Argual.
Los Llanos de Aridane
Town
Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Llanos de Aridane is a municipality of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is located in the west of the island of La Palma, in the Aridane Valley. With 20,930 inhabitants it is the most populous municipality of La Palma. Los Llanos de Aridane is situated 8 km southwest of Caldera de Taburiente National Park.
Argual
Suburb
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Argual is a suburb, which is situated 9 km southwest of Caldera de Taburiente National Park.
Caldera de Taburiente National Park
- Categories: national park, protected area, national park, government agency, and recreation area
- Location: Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.72186° or 28° 43′ 19″ northLongitude
-17.86961° or 17° 52′ 11″ westElevation
2,426 metres (7,959 feet)Open location code
7CW4P4CJ+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 35916646OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Balinese to Western Panjabi—“Caldera de Taburiente National Park” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “Taman Nasional Kaldera de Taburiente”
- Basque: “Caldera de Taburienteko parke nazionala”
- Catalan: “Parc Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- Cebuano: “Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- Chinese: “Caldera de Taburiente Kok-ka Kong-hn̂g”
- Chinese: “塔武连特山国家公园”
- Danish: “Caldera de Taburiente Nationalpark”
- Dutch: “Nationaal park Caldera de Taburiente”
- Dutch: “Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Parko Caldera de Taburiente”
- Esperanto: “Parque nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- French: “parc national de la Caldeira de Taburiente”
- French: “Parc national de la Caldeira de Taburiente”
- French: “Parc national de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- French: “Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- Galician: “Parque Nacional da Caldera de Taburiente”
- German: “Nationalpark Caldera de Taburiente”
- Italian: “parco nazionale della Caldera de Taburiente”
- Italian: “Parco nazionale della Caldera de Taburiente”
- Japanese: “カルデラ・デ・タブリエンテ国立公園”
- Japanese: “タブリエンテ・カルデラ”
- Japanese: “タブリエンテ・カルデラ国立公園”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Caldera de Taburiente Kok-ka Kong-hn̂g”
- Polish: “Park Narodowy Caldera de Taburiente”
- Russian: “Кальдера-де-Табурьенте”
- Slovenian: “Narodni park Caldera de Taburiente”
- Spanish: “Caldera de Taburiente”
- Spanish: “Parque nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente”
- Swedish: “Caldera de Taburiente nationalpark”
- Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia Caldera de Taburiente”
- Western Panjabi: “کالڈرا ڈی ٹیبورنٹے نیشنل پارک”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as el Capadero and Lomo de los Bueyes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Picos de Toney and Roque Salvaje.
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