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The '''Canary Islands''' are officially part of [[Spain]] but they're much closer to [[Morocco]].  
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The '''Canary Islands''' belong to [[Spain]] although they are located near the coast of [[Morocco]].  
  
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The group of islands results from seismic activity that brought up around 500 volcanoes like [[w:Tanganasoga|Tanganasoga]] on [[w:El Hierro|El Hierro]] which presumedly erupted from [[w:2011–12_El_Hierro_eruption|2011 to2012]].
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== Islands ==
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From east to west the following islands belong to the Canaries:
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* [[Arrecife]] on [[Lanzarote]] ([[w:Monte Corona|Monte Corona]], [[:nomad:CHT hackbase|CHT nomadbase / hackbase]])
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* [[Fuerteventura]]
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* [[Las Palmas]] on [[Gran Canaria]] ([[w:Roque de los Muchachos|Roque de los Muchachos]] on volcano [[w:Teneguía|Teneguía]] - last eruption in [[w:Cumbre Vieja|1971]], [[w:Bandama Caldera|Bandama Natural Monument]], [[w:Caldera de Taburiente National Park|Caldera de Taburiente National Park]])
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* [[Santa Cruz]] on [[Tenerife]] (mount [[w:Teide|Teide]] on [[w:Pico Viejo|Pico Viejo]])
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* [[San Sebastian]] on [[La Gomera]]
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* [[Los Llanos]] on [[Aridane]]
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* [[Val Verde]] on [[El Hierro]] (the "Meridian Island" with [[w:Pico de Malpaso|Pico de Malpaso]] and [[w:Laguna de la Restinga|Laguna de la Restinga]])
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== Hitchability ==
 
You can try your luck here [[hitchhiking a sailboat]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
 
You can try your luck here [[hitchhiking a sailboat]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
  
· [[Lanzarote]] is one of the 7 islands.
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== Resources ==
 
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{{nomadwiki}}
· Hitchhiking in [[Fuerteventura]]
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{{wikipedia-link}}
  
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[[Category:Spain]]
 
[[Category:Spain]]
 
[[Category:Africa]]
 
[[Category:Africa]]
 
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Revision as of 22:13, 4 October 2017

Canary Islands
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Population: 2,101,924
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The Canary Islands belong to Spain although they are located near the coast of Morocco.

The group of islands results from seismic activity that brought up around 500 volcanoes like Tanganasoga on El Hierro which presumedly erupted from 2011 to2012.

Islands

From east to west the following islands belong to the Canaries:

Hitchability

You can try your luck here hitchhiking a sailboat across the Atlantic Ocean.

Resources

Check Nomadwiki for info on accommodation, showers etc. or Trashwiki for dumpsters...and share your wisdom :)

WikipediaW.png Wikipedia has additional encyclopedic information on Canary Islands

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