Canarias es un archipiélago atlántico situado en el noroeste de África que forma además una de las diecisiete comunidades autónomas de España. El archipiélago está compuesto por siete islas: El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma y Tenerife que forman la provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, y Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura y Lanzarote que forman la provincia de Las Palmas, además de seis islotes que se llaman Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, La Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este y Roque del Oeste, pertenecientes todos ellos a la provincia de Las Palmas.
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Canary Islands - Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (28° 06'N, 15° 24'W) are an archipelago of the Kingdom of ► Spain consisting of seven islands of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean. They are located off the north-western coast of Africa (► Morocco and the ► Western Sahara). They form an autonomous community of Spain.
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