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  2. List of companies based in the Canary Islands - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Canary Islands (in red). The Canary Islands, also known as the Canaries, are a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara.

  3. Puerto del Rosario - Wikipedia

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    Puerto del Rosario (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto ðel roˈsaɾjo]) is a town and a municipality in the eastern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. It has been the capital of Fuerteventura since 1860.

  4. Fuerteventura - Wikipedia

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    Fuerteventura is the oldest island in the Canary Islands dating back 20 million years to a volcanic eruption from the Canary hotspot. [25] The majority of the island was created about 5 million years ago and since then has been eroded by wind and precipitation.

  5. El Cotillo - Wikipedia

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    El Cotillo is a coastal town in the municipality of la Oliva, located in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It has a population of 1.680 residents (2022).

  6. Cabildo insular - Wikipedia

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    A cabildo insular (English: island council) is the government and administration institution of each of the seven major islands in the Canary Islands archipelago: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The island of La Graciosa falls under the jurisdiction of the cabildo of Lanzarote.

  7. Lobos Island - Wikipedia

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    The island is a popular location for day trips for tourists visiting from Fuerteventura who have an interest in flora, fauna and geology. [7] Regular boat services ferry passengers from Corralejo harbour during daylight hours. To protect the natural landscape from human impact, access is limited to restricted areas and to a series of walking ...

  8. Corralejo - Wikipedia

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    The public bus service (Tiadhe) operates a bus service from the island's capital Puerto del Rosario (number 6), and from Puerto del Rosario to Caleta de Fuste and the Fuerteventura Airport (number 3) and down to the south of the island and the resort town of Morro Jable (number 1). Corralejo is serviced by taxis that offer local transport ...

  9. Geology of the Canary Islands - Wikipedia

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    Basal Complex near Ajuy, Fuerteventura (cliff height is approximately 15 metres (49 ft)) Fuerteventura is situated on Mesozoic oceanic crust, about 70 km (40 mi) from the edge of the African continental shelf and about 100 km (60 mi) from the African mainland, making it the Canarian island closest to Africa. [67]