Canary Islands

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The Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa, known for their volcanic landscapes, subtropical climate, and popularity as a tourist destination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
autonomous community of Spain
climate subtropical
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
continent Africa
surface form: Africa (geographically)

Europe
surface form: Europe (politically)
country Spain
currency Euro
ethnicGroup Canary Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canarians
flag Flag of the Canary Islands
governmentType autonomous community within parliamentary monarchy
hasActiveVolcano Cumbre Vieja
hasAirport Fuerteventura Airport
Gran Canaria Airport
La Palma Airport
Lanzarote Airport
Tenerife North Airport
Tenerife South Airport
hasCapital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
hasIsland El Hierro
Fuerteventura
Gran Canaria
La Gomera
La Graciosa
La Palma
Lanzarote
Tenerife
hasIslandGroup Chinijo Archipelago
Lobos Island
hasLargestCity Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasRegionalLanguage Canarian Spanish
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Teide
surface form: Teide National Park
highestPoint Teide
highestPointElevation 3715 m
highestPointLocatedOn Tenerife
historicalInhabitants Guanche people
knownFor beaches
mild climate
tourism
volcanic landscapes
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
locatedNear Morocco
Spanish Sahara
surface form: Western Sahara
locatedOffCoastOf North Africa
surface form: Northwest Africa
majorAgriculturalProduct bananas
tomatoes
wine
majorEconomicSector agriculture
tourism
officialNameSpanish Canary Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Islas Canarias
partOf Macaronesia
partOfCountrySubdivision outermost region of the European Union
sovereignState Spain
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time
volcanicOrigin hotspot volcanism

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Lobos Island administrativeTerritory Canary Islands
this entity surface form: Canary Islands, Spain
Flag of the Canary Islands adoptedBy Canary Islands
LS airlinePrimaryDestinationsRegion Canary Islands
EXS airlinePrimaryRegionServed Canary Islands
Spanish law appliesIn Canary Islands
Gran Canaria archipelago Canary Islands
Lobos Island archipelago Canary Islands
Gran Canaria autonomousCommunity Canary Islands
Kingdom of Spain autonomousCommunity Canary Islands
La Gomera autonomousCommunity Canary Islands
Lanzarote autonomousCommunity Canary Islands
La Graciosa belongsTo Canary Islands
this entity surface form: Autonomous community of Canary Islands
San Cristóbal de La Laguna capitalOf Canary Islands
this entity surface form: Canary Islands (historical)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria coCapitalOf Canary Islands
Santa Cruz de Tenerife coCapitalOf Canary Islands
Tenerife coCapitalOf Canary Islands
Jet2holidays destinationRegion Canary Islands
Canary Islands ethnicGroup Canary Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canarians
Guanche people ethnicGroupOf Canary Islands
Allied filmingLocation Canary Islands
Tenerife governedBy Canary Islands
this entity surface form: Canary Islands autonomous community
Atlantic Ocean hasNotableIslandGroup Canary Islands
Spaniards hasNotableSubgroup Canary Islands
this entity surface form: Canarians
Kingdom of Spain hasOverseasTerritory Canary Islands
Habsburg Spain hasPart Canary Islands
Macaronesia hasPart Canary Islands
Spanish Empire hasPart Canary Islands
Spanish-speaking world hasRegion Canary Islands
Spain includesTerritory Canary Islands
Laurisilva forest isFoundIn Canary Islands
Teide isHighestPointOf Canary Islands
Teide isSymbolOf Canary Islands
Tommy Atkins mango isWidelyGrownIn Canary Islands
El Hierro islandGroup Canary Islands
this entity surface form: Autonomous community of the Canary Islands
Tenerife largestIslandOf Canary Islands
Chinijo Archipelago locatedIn Canary Islands
El Hierro locatedIn Canary Islands
Fuerteventura locatedIn Canary Islands
Fuerteventura Airport locatedIn Canary Islands
Gran Canaria locatedIn Canary Islands
Gran Canaria Airport locatedIn Canary Islands