Timanfaya National Park

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Timanfaya National Park
Parque Nacional de Timanfaya
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of Timanfaya Show map of Lanzarote Timanfaya National Park (Spain, Canary Islands) Show map of Spain, Canary Islands
Location	Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Coordinates	28°59′39″N 13°47′36″W / 28.99417°N 13.79333°W / 28.99417; -13.79333
Area	51.07 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Established	1974

Timanfaya National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Timanfaya) is a Spanish national park in the southwestern part of the island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. It covers parts of the municipalities Tinajo and Yaiza. The area is 51.07 square kilometres (19.72 sq mi),^[1] and the parkland is entirely made up of volcanic soil. The statue El Diablo by César Manrique is its symbol. It is the only National Park in Spain which is entirely geological. Timanfaya National Park represents a sign of recent and historical volcanism in the Macaronesian Region. The last volcanic eruptions occurred during the 18th century as well as in the 19th century.^[2]