Canary Islands

The Canary Islands ( /kəˈnɛəriː ˈaɪləndz/; Spanish: Islas Canarias, IPA: [ˈizlas kaˈnaɾjas]), also known as the Canaries (Spanish: Canarias, Berber: Taknara), is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community... Read More

The Canary Islands ( /kəˈnɛəriː ˈaɪləndz/; Spanish: Islas Canarias, IPA: [ˈizlas kaˈnaɾjas]), also known as the Canaries (Spanish: Canarias, Berber: Taknara), is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union. The islands include (from largest to smallest): Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste. The Canary Islands are legally recognized as a nationality of Spain. Geographically it is a part of the African Continent. See Less