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Tenerife is the largest island of the Canary archipelago, and home to the Teide, highest peak in Spain. Moʼorea, French Polynesia, a volcanic island where the central island is still prominent Taal Volcano, Philippines
Geologically, a volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term high island can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs (which have often formed on sunken volcanoes).
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