The Canary Islands are part of Spain , and for this reason, they are part of the special territories of the European Union. This means that citizens of countries members of the EU can enter the Canary Islands freely, using their national ID no passport needed.
Although politically they are part of Spain, the Canary Islands are closer to Africa than they are to Europe and so geographically they are part of the African continent. Fuerteventura is the closest island to Africa , situated at only a km distance from the coast of Morocco.
The closest point is actually Faro de la Entallada Entallada Lighthouse , which provides amazing views and we recommend you go up there if you're visiting Fuerteventura. Lanzarote is the northernmost Canary Island and the closest to Spain and the European continent. Due to their position, the Canary Islands are considered a bridge between three continents: Africa, America and Europe. The geographical location of the Canary Islands made them an important stop for navigators between Africa, Europe and the American, which is why in the past many states have fought to get the islands in their possession.
See also: How many Canary Islands are there? Nowadays, due to the position of the Canary Islands and the pertinence to Spain, the islands are mostly visited by tourists from mainland Europe, especially from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, France and the Nordic states as well.
What are you looking for? With a surface area of square kilometers sq miles , the volcanic Canary Island of La Palma is the most north-westerly of the island group with a total of 85, inhabitants of which 15, live in the capital Santa Cruz de la Palma. With the archipelago strategically placed in the Atlantic Ocean with both Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, the most eastern islands, just over km from the African coast, back in , the islands were colonized by Spain, and by the time of Columbus's voyages to the New World, the Canary Islands were firmly under Spanish control.
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It is the second-highest island of the Canaries, with the Roque de los Muchachos 2, metres 7, ft as highest point. Santa Cruz de La Palma is its capital. Tenerife is, with its area of 2, km2 In addition, with , inhabitants it is the most populated island of the archipelago and Spain.
The Teide, with its 3, metres 12, ft is the highest peak of Spain and also a World Heritage Site. With a range of habitats, the Canary Islands exhibit diverse plant species. The bird life includes European and African species, such as the Black-bellied Sandgrouse; and a rich variety of endemic local taxa including the:. The marine life found in the Canary Islands is also varied, being a combination of North Atlantic, Mediterranean and endemic species. In recent years, the increasing popularity of both scuba diving and underwater photography have provided biologists with much new information on the marine life of the islands.
Fish species found in the islands include many species of shark, ray, moray eel, bream, jack, grunt, scorpionfish, triggerfish, grouper, goby, and blenny. In addition, there are many invertebrate species, including sponge, jellyfish, anemone, crab, mollusc, sea urchin, starfish, sea cucumber and coral. There are a total of 5 different species of marine turtle that are sighted periodically in the islands, the most common of these being the endangered loggerhead sea turtle.
The other four are the green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle and Kemp's ridley sea turtle. Currently, there are no signs that any of these species breed in the islands, and so those seen in the water are usually migrating.
However, it is believed that some of these species may have bred in the islands in the past, and there are records of several sightings of leatherback sea turtle on beaches in Fuerteventura, adding credibility to the theory. Hooded Seals have also been known to be vagrant in the Canary Islands every now and then. The Canary Islands were also formerly home to a population of the rarest Pinniped in the world, the Mediterranean Monk Seal.
Introduction The Canary Islands, also known as the Canaries Spanish: Canarias , are a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, kilometres 62 miles west of the southern border of Morocco. Geography Tenerife is the most populous island, and also the largest island of the archipelago.
Geology The originally volcanic islands —seven major islands, one minor island, and several small islets— were formed by the Canary hotspot. Demographics The Canary Islands have a population of 2,, inhabitants , making it the eighth most populous of Spain's autonomous communities, with a density of
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