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Tenerife is just one of the seven Islands amongst the Canary Islands, these include Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura , La Gomera, La Palma and El Hiero. Tenerife is located 300 km off the Coast of North West Africa. The Canary Islands were created about 10 million years ago by volcanic eruptions. Tenerife is a very popular holiday destination for families, about 4 million holiday makers visit Tenerife each year to enjoy the excellent all year round climate. About 700,000 local people live on the island of Tenerife this includes approximately 40,000 British who have made Tenerife their home, there are however many thousands of British living on the island who have not registered as being resident in addition to those figures. In addition to the British residents there are large numbers of other nationalities including Belgian, German, French, Dutch and many more. Tenerife is the ideal family destination any time of the year, hot and sunny weather is guaranteed all year round. The beaches of Tenerife are a mix of sandy beaches where the sand has been imported from the Sahara and natural volcanic black sand beaches. Tenerife is well known for its main holiday resort of Playa de Las Americas where young and old can be fully entertained all day and night
Tenerife is the largest of the seven islands that make up the Canary Islands 2,057sq km. From Tenerife’s widest point it is 130 km across, and it is 90 km from North to South. Tenerife is Europe’s most popular holiday destination because of its all year round sunshine. Most holiday makers visit the Southern part of the island mainly because it’s hotter and a lot sunnier than the North, this is mainly because Tenerife has two mini climates the South is hotter and drier than the North whereas you will find that it is much more lush and green in the Northern part of the island and a little cooler. The average annual Rainfall for the north coastal regions is about 500 mm. Throughout the whole of Tenerife the average daily temperature is about 19c in winter and 25c in summer, but from personal experience of living on the island you can in the winter find temperatures of 25c and up to 40c in the summer. You can also experience “Calimas” where the sand from the Sahara hangs over parts of the island and it can be very hot on those days and the sky turns an orange colour. Water temperatures are around 19c and can reach 22c in the summer. Some times in July and August the weather pattern can be affected by the heat waves from the Sahara. When visiting Tenerife you can see the change of climate for yourself. For example if you set off from the South of the island in your car and head to the North you can actually feel the difference in the car as it gets colder and the air conditioning starts to be turned down. You will also see the hills and Mountains disappearing into the clouds and the greenery of the trees becomes more abundant.
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