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Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about 150 km (93 mi) west of the Moroccan coast [12] in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate, [note 1] offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of 21.2 °C ...
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The Port of Las Palmas is the third port in the islands in passengers and first in number of vehicles transported. [160] The SS America was beached at the Canary islands on 18 January 1994. However, the ocean liner broke apart after the course of several years and eventually sank beneath the surface.
The Province of Las Palmas (/ l ɑː s ˈ p ɑː l m ə s /, UK: / ˈ p ɑː m ə s /; Spanish: Provincia de Las Palmas) is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capital city of this province and of the island of Gran Canaria, is the largest city in the ...
The municipality's area is 103.3 km 2 (39.9 sq mi), [1] spreading near the centre of the island, on the latter's west side.. The south-eastern part of its territory includes the second highest point of Gran Canaria island, Pico de las Nieves ("Snows Peak") - 1,949 m (6,394 ft).
Provincia de Las Palmas; Usage on et.wikipedia.org Las Palmase provints; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Las Palmas (maakunta) Usage on frr.wikipedia.org Prowins Las Palmas; Usage on ja.wikipedia.org ラス・パルマス県の自治体一覧; Usage on lad.wikipedia.org Las Palmas (vilayet) Usage on lld.wikipedia.org Provinzia de Las Palmas
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the largest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth-largest of Spain. Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic Ocean in a region known as Macaronesia about 150 kilometres (93 mi) off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1,350 km (840 mi) from Europe. [ 5 ]
The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009. Fuerteventura belongs to the Province of Las Palmas, [2] one of the two provinces that form the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. The island's capital is Puerto del Rosario, where the Insule Council is found, the