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Alta Vista Observatory, from the northern lava ridge

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Alta Vista Observatory, from the northern lava ridge

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Cliff and floor of the Great Crater, 8 miles in diameter and 7000 feet above the sea, under Mount Guajara

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Cliff and floor of the Great Crater, 8 miles in diameter and 7000 feet above the sea, under Mount Guajara

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Close view of Alta Vista Observing Station from the east, altitude 10,702 feet

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Close view of Alta Vista Observing Station from the east, altitude 10,702 feet

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Cochineal gatherers at Orotava

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Cochineal gatherers at Orotava

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Culminating point of the Peak of Teneriffe, 12,198 feet high, showing the interior of the terminal crater of the mountain

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Culminating point of the Peak of Teneriffe, 12,198 feet high, showing the interior of the terminal crater of the mountain

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Dragon tree walk at a palazzo near Orotava

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Dragon tree walk at a palazzo near Orotava

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Entrance to the ice cavern in the malpays on the Peak of Teneriffe, at the height of 11,040 feet

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Entrance to the ice cavern in the malpays on the Peak of Teneriffe, at the height of 11,040 feet

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Euphorbia canariensis on the sea-coast of Orotava

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Euphorbia canariensis on the sea-coast of Orotava

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Masses of lava slag at Alta Vista

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Masses of lava slag at Alta Vista

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Peak of Teneriffe, from Orotava, on the northern coast

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Peak of Teneriffe, from Orotava, on the northern coast

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Second mate of yacht observing radiation thermometers on Mount Guajara

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Second mate of yacht observing radiation thermometers on Mount Guajara

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Sheepshanks telescope first erected on Mount Guajara, the Peak of Teneriffe in the distance

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Sheepshanks telescope first erected on Mount Guajara, the Peak of Teneriffe in the distance

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Specimen of the malpays of black lava near Alta Vista

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Specimen of the malpays of black lava near Alta Vista

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Tent scene on Mount Guajara, 8903 feet high

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Tent scene on Mount Guajara, 8903 feet high

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The "Great Dragon Tree" at the Villa de Orotava

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The "Great Dragon Tree" at the Villa de Orotava

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Trachyte blocks on Guajara

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Trachyte blocks on Guajara

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Trunk of the Great Dragon Tree

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Trunk of the Great Dragon Tree

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Volcanic "Blowing Cone" in Orotava, on the northern coast of Teneriffe

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Volcanic "Blowing Cone" in Orotava, on the northern coast of Teneriffe

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Young dragon trees and date palm in a cactus garden near Orotava

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Young dragon trees and date palm in a cactus garden near Orotava

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Young dragon trees (Dracæna draco) near Orotava

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Young dragon trees (Dracæna draco) near Orotava

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