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McConnell AFB entrance displaying THREATCON DELTA on the day of the 9/11 attacks. In United States military security parlance, the force protection condition (FPCON for short) is a counter-terrorist (otherwise known as antiterrorism (AT for short)) [1]:1 threat system employed by the United States Department of Defense.
Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain, located 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the island of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park (Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo).
name = Canary Islands Name used in the default map caption; image = Canarias-loc.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 29.554266 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 27.399873 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -18.332097 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right ...
Pages in category "Protected areas of the Canary Islands" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Canary Islands Network for Protected Natural Areas (Red Canaria de Espacios Naturales Protegidos) is a conservation organization in the Canary Islands. It recognizes 146 areas across the islands of Tenerife , Gran Canaria , La Palma and Fuerteventura as under protection. [ 1 ]
Tenerife is the largest island of the archipelago with a surface area of 2034 km 2, and is located 60 km west of Gran Canaria, in the central part of the Canary Islands. The terrain of the island is very mountainous and is articulated around the stratovolcano Teide (3715 m), the highest peak of the Canary Islands and Spain, besides being the ...
Transcontinental countries in Europe and Africa, classified as Southern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Italy (Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands), Malta, Portugal (Madeira [including the Savage Islands]), and Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Alboran Island, and Spain's plazas de soberanía).
The islands' variations in altitude and rainfall support diverse plant communities. [2] Lowlands are principally scrub and open woodland, which extend from sea level to 600–1000 meters elevation. The Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) is prominent.