Pic a Tenerife

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Pic a Tenerife
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Highest point
Elevation 545 m (1,788 ft)
Prominence 545 m (1,788 ft)
Coordinates 49°26′10″N57°55′23″W / 49.43611°N 57.92306°W / 49.43611; -57.92306 Coordinates: 49°26′10″N57°55′23″W / 49.43611°N 57.92306°W / 49.43611; -57.92306
Geography
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Pic a Tenerife
Parent range Long Range Mountains
Topo map NTS 012/H05
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 scramble

Pic a Tenerife ( /tɛnəˈrf/ ; Spanish:  [teneˈɾife] ) is a mountain located in western Newfoundland, near the coastal community of Glenburnie in Gros Morne National Park. It is 545 m (1,788 ft) high and was named by Captain James Cook in 1767. It takes its name from the island of Tenerife in Spain. [1]

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Gros Morne National Park National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland

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James Cook 18th-century British explorer

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References

  1. Tenerife: desde las antípodas hasta la Luna