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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 ...
Roque del Oeste (pronounced [ˈroke ðel oˈeste]; Spanish for "rock of the west"), also referred to as Roque del Infierno (Spanish for "rock of the hell"), is an uninhabited islet located 0.6 km northeast of the island of Montaña Clara, in the northeasternmost part of the Canary Islands, the Chinijo Archipelago.
La Palma (Spanish: [la ˈpalma] ⓘ, local pronunciation: [lɐ ˈpɑ(l)mɐ]), also known as La isla bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, Spain, which is a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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 ...
The Poema del Mar is an aquarium located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.It was inaugurated on December 17, 2017. [1] The Gran Canaria Town Council and the Government of the Canary Islands have considered it of strategic interest to the region by reinforcing the promotion of the archipelago as an international travel destination. [2]
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 ...
Map of Spain with the province of Las Palmas highlighted Gran Canaria, Municipalities (and zones) This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. There are 21 municipalities on the island of Gran Canaria, 6 on the island of Fuerteventura and 7 on the island of ...
Cabrera Archipelago: Balearic Islands: Balearic Islands: 1991 90,800.52 ha (224,373 acres) Consists of the Balearic island Cabrera, that was isolated from Majorca during the last glacial period 12,000 years ago, and the surrounding archipelago [needs update]. [7] [8] Caldera de Taburiente: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (La Palma island) Canary Islands ...