La Gomera

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La Gomera is a small, rugged volcanic island in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its dramatic ravines, laurel forests, and traditional whistled language, Silbo Gomero.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
municipality of Spain
volcanic island
area approximately 369 km²
autonomousCommunity Canary Islands
belongsTo Spain
capital San Sebastián de La Gomera
country Spain
currency Euro
elevation 1487 m
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasAirport La Gomera Airport
hasClimate subtropical
hasEcosystem Laurisilva forest
surface form: laurisilva forest
hasMunicipality Agulo
Alajeró
Hermigua
San Sebastián de La Gomera
Valle Gran Rey
Vallehermoso
hasTouristActivity hiking
whale watching
hasTouristAttraction Agulo village
Hermigua valley
Valle Gran Rey
hasUNESCOSite Garajonay National Park
highestPoint Garajonay National Park
surface form: Alto de Garajonay
knownFor Silbo Gomero
dramatic ravines
hiking tourism
laurel forests
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
mainPort Port of San Sebastián de La Gomera
neighboringIsland El Hierro
La Palma
Tenerife
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Macaronesia
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
population approximately 22000
populationAsOf early 2020s
protectedArea Garajonay National Park
SilboGomeroStatus Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
surface form: UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time
traditionalLanguage Silbo Gomero
UNESCOStatus Garajonay National Park
surface form: Garajonay National Park World Heritage Site

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Canary Islands hasIsland La Gomera
Macaronesia hasPart La Gomera
Guanche people inhabited La Gomera