Cerro Tenerife is a mountain located next to the small town of Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.
| Cerro Tenerife | |
|---|---|
  Cerro Tenerife | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°23′S 72°57′W / 51.383°S 72.950°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Última Esperanza Province, Chile |
It measures 1,650 meters and takes its name from the island of Tenerife in Spain[1] because the Spanish settler who settled in the place, called Ernesto Casasola was from the island of Tenerife and the hill resembled the volcano Teide located in that Spanish island.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Tenerife: desde las antípodas hasta la Luna | Diario de Avisos" (in Spanish). diariodeavisos.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ "Tenerife está en la Patagonia" (in Spanish). canariascnnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-11-27.