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So lush in some photos, then so dry. Lots of microclimates for a small island. Precipitation comes from one direction and mountains block the rain for one side of the mountains?
It is so odd for me to see coco palms in a climate with a relatively cold ocean. That seems weird to me. I always associate coco palms with warm ocean water, like 80F plus, something that never happens in the Canaries.
So lush in some photos, then so dry. Lots of microclimates for a small island. Precipitation comes from one direction and mountains block the rain for one side of the mountains?
Yes, compared to tropical islands like Hawaii though, Tenerife is just really dry. Even on the windward side the moderately wet areas are confined to the mid elevations.The coastal sections on the northern coast are semiarid.
Are you still going to post some more photos in the Summer Pictures thread?
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Originally Posted by tom77falcons
It is so odd for me to see coco palms in a climate with a relatively cold ocean. That seems weird to me. I always associate coco palms with warm ocean water, like 80F plus, something that never happens in the Canaries.
Well, but it works.
Most of the coconuts that are growing on Tenerife ofcourse do not look anywhere as nice as those found in the tropics. On the cooler and cloudier northern coast there are some specimens which look really bad.
But there are some good looking ones on the warmer and sunnier coastal areas aswell.
Like this one (from my previous update)
The neighbouring island Gran Canaria has one coconut surviving inland at 330m/1080ft asl. (11km linear distance from the coast)
Last Summer/Autumn the SSTs were above average near the Canary Islands, and some shallow bays and beaches reached SSTs of around 80°F
The large scale Satellite Measurements peaked at around 78°F near Tenerife.
Yes, compared to tropical islands like Hawaii though, Tenerife is just really dry. Even on the windward side the moderately wet areas are confined to the mid elevations.The coastal sections on the northern coast are semiarid.
Are you still going to post some more photos in the Summer Pictures thread?
Well, but it works.
Most of the coconuts that are growing on Tenerife ofcourse do not look anywhere as nice as those found in the tropics. On the cooler and cloudier northern coast there are some specimens which look really bad.
But there are some good looking ones on the warmer and sunnier coastal areas aswell.
Like this one (from my previous update)
The neighbouring island Gran Canaria has one coconut surviving inland at 330m/1080ft asl. (11km linear distance from the coast)
Last Summer/Autumn the SSTs were above average near the Canary Islands, and some shallow bays and beaches reached SSTs of around 80°F
The large scale Satellite Measurements peaked at around 78°F near Tenerife.
I go by avg SST, and Canary Islands have cool water for a locale at that latitude. Averages are in the low to mid 70's.
East side of the ocean gets a cold water current in the subtropics; similar to the west coast of North America, though not quite as extreme.
I disagree. At the latitude of Baja CA Sur, the water off the coast of North Africa is much colder. We are talking about 75F for the Pacific side of Baja CA Sur vs 68F for waters off the coast of Western Sahara. And the Sea of Cortez gets much warmer than any shallow bay in the Canary Islands.
Canary Islands are about equal in water temp to the same latitude on Baja CA. Further north southern CA is colder than places near Casablanca, but the further south you go on the coast of Morocco the water gets colder to a point where San Diego matches southern Morocco and places like Agadir. Agadir is a lot lower in latitude than San Diego, so I would say west coast of Africa is more extreme with cold water much further south in the tropics than North America. Cabo San Lucas is far warmer than any water off the equivalent latitude in North Africa.
The City Park of Santa Cruz (Parque Garcia Sanabria) feels like a botanical garden.
Great Vibe
Old cocos nucifera
A Mango Tree
Once you cross from the southern to the northern coast, this happens
The Highway from Santa Cruz to La Laguna is one single 600m gradient.
(300m straight)
I don't know of one highway gradient in Mainland Europe that compares.
Northern coast
View to the East
View to the West
Often i've read about how Northern Tenerife has no beaches.
I guess Black Sand Beaches don't count.
It's hard to see, but there's a small waterfall. (Used as natural shower)
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