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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 ...
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 ...
Flag of Gran Canaria. Gran Canaria (UK: / ˌ ɡ r æ n k ə ˈ n ɛər i ə,-ˈ n ɑːr-/, US: / ˌ ɡ r ɑː n k ə ˈ n ɑːr i ə,-ˈ n ɛər-/; [2] [3] Spanish: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] ⓘ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, [4] an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa and is part of Spain.
The cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria are, jointly, the capitals of the islands. [15] [16] [17] Those cities are also, respectively, the capitals of the provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been the largest city in the Canaries since 1768, except for a brief period in ...
Pico del Teide is the highest mountain in Spain, with a height of 3,718 m, is located on Tenerife. [4] They have four national parks, seven biosphere reserves (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Palma and Macizo de Anaga in Tenerife), and more than 140 other protected areas. [14]
Roque del Oeste – Canary Islands: Las Palmas: Teguise: 0.021 0.0081 – – 0: A-0: Roque de Santo Domingo – Canary Islands: Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Garafía: n/d – – 0: A-0: Islote de Fermina – Canary Islands: Las Palmas: Arrecife: n/d – – 0: A-0: Islote de Cruces – Canary Islands: Las Palmas: Arrecife: n/d – – 0: Isla de ...
Idol of Tara, in Museo Canario of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: possibly represents a divinity of fertility.. The original religion practiced by the native or aboriginal peoples of the archipelago was a belief of animistic and polytheistic type, with a strong presence of astral cult.
Alegranza (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈɣɾanθa]) is an uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands, and part of the Chinijo Archipelago. The island is part of the municipality of Teguise on ...