Canary Islands
Population
1,995,833 peopleCapital
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de TenerifeCurrency
EuroLanguages spoken in Canary Islands
SpanishMap of Canary Islands
Area in square kilometers
7,447 km2Gross domestic product per capita
$ 0
The Canary Islands is the only place in Spain where volcanic eruptions
have been recorded during the Modern Era, with some volcanoes still
active (even though recently inactive).
Etymology
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the Celts of Western Europe, and that the Canary Islands were an early
realm of these races. They were left isolated on the islands, until
the Spanish arrived in the 15th century, allowing no contact and
mixing with other ethnic groups.
The third city of the Canary Islands is San Cristóbal de La Laguna
(City World Heritage Site) on the island of Tenerife.
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* 1 Geology
* 2 Etymology
Canary Islands' kit is a white jersey with piping gold with blue
shorts and yellow socks. Their away kit is with a blue jersey. The
kits are currently manufactured by Adidas.
Team
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The Canary Islands national football team is the regional football
team for the Canary Islands, Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA
or UEFA/CAF, because it is represented internationally by the Spanish
National Football Team. It only plays friendly matches.
Viñuela, "The Canary Islands Hot Spot" This is the source for the
geological history that follows.
24. ^ "CIA World Factbook".
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2070.html.
25. ^ "Gobierno de Canarias".
The Marine life found in the Canary Islands is also varied, being a
combination of North Atlantic, Mediterranean and endemic species. In
recent years, the increasing popularity of both scuba diving and
underwater photography have provided biologists with much new
The most frequent mtDNA haplogroup in Canary Islands is H (37.6%),
followed by North African U6 (14.0%), T (12.7%), U (except U6) (10.3%)
and J (7.0%). Two haplogroups, H and U6 alone account for more than
50% of the individuals. Significant frequencies of sub-Saharan L
haplogroups (6
The original inhabitants of the Canary Islands were the Guanches. Read
more about them by following this link: The Guanches
Two Capitals
The Canary Islands have two capitals, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las
Palmas de Gran Canaria
The native population of the Canary Islands were the Guanches, a white
race, vigorous, of high stature, fair-haired and blue-eyed, and
leading mostly a pastoral life. At the time of their conquest by the
Europeans they used weapons and utensils of wood and stone, were
A man who murdered a Welsh couple in the Canary Islands is jailed
for 39 years and ordered to pay their son £270,000 compensation.
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The autonomous community of the Canary Islands was established by the
Statute of Autonomy of August 10, 1982. The status of capital city is
shared by the two cities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz
de Tenerife.
The Canary Islands economy is based primarily on tourism, which makes
up 32 percent of the GDP. The Canaries receive about 10 million
tourists per year. Construction makes up nearly 20 percent of the GDP
and tropical agriculture, primarily bananas and tobacco, are grown for
The Canary Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions millions of years
ago, and consist of two groups; a western and an eastern group.
The islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, and Ferro
islands make up the western group
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