The Canary Islands

We want to tell information and curiosities about the Canary Islands. Learn a little more about these islands.

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The name of #Lanzarote comes from the Genoese navigator Lanceloto Malocello, who visited it for the first time in the first third of the 14th century and whose remains were found from his time on the island. #canaryislands

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The name of #Fuerteventura (Fuerte Ventura) could mean the lash of the wind or the risks of nautical adventures; or also great fortune, wealth or prosperity. #canaryislands

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It is believed that the current name of #Tenerife is due to Teide since it was given by the Benahoaritas, aborigines of #LaPalma: Tener (white) and ife (mountain). #CanaryIslands

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The name of #ElHierro could come from the horseshoe shape of El Golfo;
it was known by the Romans as Caprari; The aborigines of the island knew it as Eseró or Heró. #canaryislands

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Some theories maintain that #Fuerteventura and #Lanzarote were once the same island. They would end up separating, giving rise to the islands we know today.#Canaryislands

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The current name of the island of #LaPalma could be due to the extensions of Canary palm trees (Phoenix canariensis) that it has. #canaryislands

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The most supported theory is that the name of #LaGomera is related to the Berber tribes that once inhabited the #canaryislands.

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The origin of the name of #GranCanaria, like the archipelago, comes from the large wild dogs that inhabited the island.

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The oldest rocks in the #CanaryIslands come to the surface in the Cuevas de Ajuy, #Fuerteventura. You can see with the naked eye the sedimentary substrates that formed in the ocean depths 100-150 million years ago.

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In the Dehesa de la Sabinosa, on the island of #ElHierro, we find the most famous juniper grove in the #CanaryIslands because twisted junipers exist: They take that shape by the force of the wind to which they are subjected

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In 2012, UNESCO declared #LaPalma the first Starlight Reserve. #canaryislands

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Laurisilva #canaria is a type of humid subtropical forest. It extended more than 20 million years ago, throughout Europe. The glaciations reduced those areas to Macaronesia. This forest has undergone very few evolutionary transformations, making it a living relic. #canaryislands

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#Canaryislands is the Spanish autonomous community with the most national parks (4): Parque Nacional del Teide, #Tenerife; Timanfaya National Park, #Lanzarote; Garajonay National Park, #LaGomera; and Caldera de Taburiente National Park #LaPalma.

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#LaPalma was the first island in Spain to be declared a Biosphere Reserve.
In 1983, 511 hectares were declared; In 1998, it is extended to 19.67% of the insular surface; In 2002, the entire island territory was declared, including two Marine Zones.

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In the Timanfaya Natural Park, #Lanzarote, there are a total of 25 volcanoes. #Canaryislands

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The following films have been shot on Cofete beach, #Fuerteventura: Planet of the Apes (1968); Exodus (2014); StarWars (2018); Wonder Woman (2020) #canaryislands

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On June 26, 2018, #LaGraciosa was recognized as the eighth inhabited island of the #Canary Islands, ceasing to be considered an islet.