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North Atlantic Islands

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Pico de Teide (3718 m/12,198 ft)
Countries	Spain (102%), Cape Verde (55%), Portugal (42%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Islas Canarias (51%), Açores (16%), Madeira (6%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	14,614 sq km / 5,642 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,770 km / 1,721 mi North-South 1,763 km / 1,096 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	28° 17' N; 16° 31' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of North Atlantic Islands
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the North Atlantic Islands.

Mid-Atlantic Islands	Level 2 (Parent)
North Atlantic Islands	Level 3
Azores	Level 4 (Child)
Madeira	Level 4 (Child)
Canary Islands	Level 4 (Child)
Cape Verde Islands	Level 4 (Child)
South Atlantic Islands	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the North Atlantic Islands

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Pico de Teide	3718	12,198	Canary Islands
2.	Pico Viejo	3135	10,285	Canary Islands
3.	Pico de Cano	2829	9281	Cape Verde Islands
4.	Montaña de Guajara	2715	8907	Canary Islands
5.	Roque de la Grieta	2575	8448	Canary Islands
6.	Montaña Pasajiron	2527	8291	Canary Islands
7.	Roque de los Muchachos	2426	7959	Canary Islands
8.	Montanha do Pico	2351	7713	Azores
9.	Montana Mostaza	2248	7375	Canary Islands
10.	Tope da Caroa	1982	6503	Cape Verde Islands
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Pico de Teide	3718	12,198	Canary Islands
2.	Pico de Cano	2829	9281	Cape Verde Islands
3.	Montanha do Pico	2351	7713	Azores
4.	Pico Ruivo	1862	6109	Madeira

Photos of Peaks in the North Atlantic Islands

Pico de Teide Pico Del Teide looks massive from the crater floor at south side Park Entrance (Parador de Canades del Teide) (2011-08-22). Photo by Ben Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pico de Cano Summit seen from the lowe crater rim (2012-11-12). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.
Roque de los Muchachos Roque de los Muchachos Observatory as viewed from the summit (2015-01-19). Photo by Malek Belhadj. Click here for larger-size photo.	Montanha do Pico Peak seen from Madelena harbour (2014-06-18). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.
El Morrón de la Agujereada View from west. Main part of exposed scrambling route marked (2013-05-03). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pico de las Nieves View from west. Main part of exposed scrambling route marked (2013-05-03). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pico Ruivo The view from the summit of Pico Ruivo, looking northeastwards, with the high mountain refuge close by (2013-02-17). Photo by Rod Munro. Click here for larger-size photo.	Garajonay From Pico del Teide's Teleferico, looking at south rim and (left to right) Roque de la Grieta, Montana Pasajiron and Montana de Guajara (2011-08-22). Photo by Ben Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pico da Antonia Summit ridge (2012-11-17). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pica da Vara Nice, maintained trail to he summit (2014-06-23). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.

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