Bandama Caldera
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The Bandama Natural Monument is part of the Tafira Protected Landscape on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain. It's considered a point of geological interest, because of the Caldera de Bandama. This volcanic crater, which is geologically a maar rather than a caldera,[1] reaches 569 m (1,867 ft) above sea level at the highest point on its rim, Pico de Bandama, and is about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) wide and 200 m (700 ft) deep.
The bottom of the caldera contains volcanic ash of different colours, and some botanic species of Canary Islands origin.
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The Caldera de Bandama is located at the meeting point of three municipalities: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Brígida and Telde.
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- Monumento Natural de Bandama, official info, in Spanish
Coordinates: 28°02′0″N 15°27′20″W / 28.03333°N 15.45556°W