Description Canary, Spain

Canary Islands - Islands of eternal spring ", year round ready to impress your guests a mild climate, unique natural landscapes, intoxicating air of the Atlantic Ocean, beaches for all tastes, superb service and exquisite cuisine. Here you will get unforgettable impressions from ancient pyramids, from visiting the park parrots, visit the magnificent Teide volcano, enjoy driving on water bikes, sail on a yacht, dine by candlelight and visit incendiary night show in the rhythms of flamenco.

Canary Islands (Spanish Islas Canarias) are washed by the Atlantic Ocean. Together with the islands of Madeira and the Azores Islands in the north and the Cape Verde Islands in the south they form what is commonly called "Makroneziey. The Canary Islands are located about 400 km. the island of Madeira, and 100-150 km. from the north-west coast of Africa. Island of Fuerteventura, located in south-eastern part of the archipelago, lies 92 km. from CAP Juba - the southernmost point of Morocco. A little further south is the Western Sahara, a former colony of Spain. Canary Islands are still owned by Spain, which is located on the north-east from them at a distance of 1500 km.

Islands extend between 27 ° 38 'and 29 ° 35' north latitude and between 13 ° 20 'and 18 ° 14' west longitude, ie from east to west of the island stretches for 500 km. (between the islands of La Palma and Lanzarote), and from north to south for 200 km.

Largest island: in the Canary archipelago, there are seven main inhabited islands. In the center is the largest - the island of Tenerife (2057 square kilometers). In the east there are three smaller islands: Homer (378 square kilometers), Hierro (277 square kilometers) and Palma (728 square kilometers). To the west of Tenerife is the island Gran Canaria (1532 square kilometers) - the third largest island of the archipelago. Then there are the island of Fuerteventura (1731 square kilometers) and Lanzarote (795 square kilometers).

By the Canaries are also four very small islands: island Grasiosa (the only one of them inhabited) - 27 sq. km; Alegransa island - 10 square kilometers, the island Montaña Clara - 1 sq. km the north of the island of Lanzarote, the island of Lobos - 6 sqm. km. at the northern tip of the island of Fuerteventura. Finally, north of the island of Lanzarote, there are two very tiny island Roque del Oste and Roque del Este. Total - 13 islands.

The total area of the Canary cores is 7500 sq.km.