Oceanic lithosphere
Meaning
Earth’s rigid outer layer beneath the oceans, made of crust and part of the upper mantle. In the Canaries it is ancient and acts as basement for the volcanic edifices.
Reference source
Origen y evolución del volcanismo de las Islas Canarias
https://accedacris.ulpgc.es/bitstream/10553/948/2/1725.pdfRelated
References
Geology and volcanology of La Palma and El Hierro, Western CanariesGeología de las Islas Canarias. Construcción y evolución del paisajeThe Canary Islands topobathymetric relief map — Aspect of the sea bed and geologyOrigen y evolución del volcanismo de las Islas CanariasThe origin of the Canary Island Seamount Province — New ages of old seamounts