Canary Islands waters
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Canary Islands waters are the maritime zones surrounding the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, significant for their strategic location, rich marine biodiversity, and role in regional shipping and naval operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canary Islands maritime area | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine ecoregion
ⓘ
maritime area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Moroccan Atlantic waters
ⓘ
Western Sahara Atlantic waters ⓘ |
| borderDiscussionsWith | Morocco ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
low seasonal temperature variability
ⓘ
mild water temperatures ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | subtropical marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
contiguous zone
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ exclusive economic zone ⓘ territorial sea ⓘ |
| hasOceanographicFeature | Canary Current ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | marine protected zones around Canary Islands ⓘ |
| hasSovereignRightsOf | Spain ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
naval operations
ⓘ
shipping routes between Europe Africa and the Americas ⓘ |
| importantFor |
regional maritime security
ⓘ
search and rescue operations in the eastern Atlantic ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Canary Current
ⓘ
surface form:
Canary Current upwelling system
|
| inhabitedBySpecies |
cetaceans
ⓘ
endemic marine species of Macaronesia ⓘ pelagic fish ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Macaronesia ⓘ |
| locatedInExclusiveEconomicZoneOf | Spain ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish exclusive economic zone ⓘ |
| patrolledBy |
Guardia Civil
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Coast Guard
|
| relatedTo |
Canary Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Canary Islands archipelago
|
| subjectTo |
European Union fisheries policy
ⓘ
Spanish maritime law ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
maritime transport between islands ⓘ recreational diving ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| surrounds | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ shipping traffic accidents ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ marine research ⓘ offshore energy exploration ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canary Islands maritime area