Interesting Facts about...
Canary Islands
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30th May is the Day of the autonomous community.
THE CANARY ISLANDS ARE EIGHT.
From largest to smallest are Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa.
The Archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets: Isla de Lobos in Fuerteventura and Alegranza, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste in Lanzarote.
Chinijo Archipelago
The Canary Islands have a population of 2.259.000 inhabitants
The Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands consist in two provinces: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
What is a ...?
National Park
Natural Park
Parque nacional
Parque natural
It´s a protected natural terrain for the preservation of its flora and fauna.
It´s a natural space protected for its biology, geology or landscape.
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La Corona Forestal is a Natural Park in Tenerife.
El Teide Nacional Park is in Tenerife.
National Parks
Canary Islands National Parks
in orange
There are four National Parks in Canary Islands
Timanfaya National park. 1974.
La Caldera de Taburiente National park. 1955.
El Teide National park. 1954
Garajonay National park. 1981.
El Teide and Garajonay are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, too.
There are fifteen National Parks in Spain. Four of them are in Canary Islands.
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El Teide National Park
It´s the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high)
In El Teide are the telescopes of the Observatorio del Teide. One of the most important in the world.
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El Teide National Park is the oldest and largest national park in the Canary Islands and one of the oldest in Spain.
Did you know...?
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It´s the most visited national park in Europe and second worldwide.
El Teide was named UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 2007.
La caldera de Taburiente
La Caldera de Taburiente National park. 1955.
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The highest point is the Roque de los Muchachos
Did you know...?
The main flora of the national park comprises a large forest of Canary Island Pine
The telescopes of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory are very important worldwide.
Part of the La Palma was declared Biosphere Reserve in 2002
Garajonay National Park
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Garajonay National park. 1981.
The highest point on the island is at 1,487 metres
Did you know...?
The park provides the best example of Canarian laurisilva.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.
Timanfaya National Park
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The highest point on park is only 103 metres.
Did you know...?
The parkland is entirely made up of volcanic soil
Part of the Lanzarote was declared Biosphere Reserve since 1993.
The statue "El Diablo" by César Manrique is its symbol
Thank You!!
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Interesting Facts about...
Canary Islands
@la_teachervero
30th May is the Day of the autonomous community.
THE CANARY ISLANDS ARE EIGHT.
From largest to smallest are Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa.
The Archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets: Isla de Lobos in Fuerteventura and Alegranza, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste in Lanzarote.
Chinijo Archipelago
The Canary Islands have a population of 2.259.000 inhabitants
The Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands consist in two provinces: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
What is a ...?
National Park
Natural Park
Parque nacional
Parque natural
It´s a protected natural terrain for the preservation of its flora and fauna.
It´s a natural space protected for its biology, geology or landscape.
+info
+info
La Corona Forestal is a Natural Park in Tenerife.
El Teide Nacional Park is in Tenerife.
National Parks
Canary Islands National Parks
in orange
There are four National Parks in Canary Islands
Timanfaya National park. 1974.
La Caldera de Taburiente National park. 1955.
El Teide National park. 1954
Garajonay National park. 1981.
El Teide and Garajonay are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, too.
There are fifteen National Parks in Spain. Four of them are in Canary Islands.
+info
El Teide National Park
It´s the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high)
In El Teide are the telescopes of the Observatorio del Teide. One of the most important in the world.
+info
El Teide National Park is the oldest and largest national park in the Canary Islands and one of the oldest in Spain.
Did you know...?
+info
It´s the most visited national park in Europe and second worldwide.
El Teide was named UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 2007.
La caldera de Taburiente
La Caldera de Taburiente National park. 1955.
+info
The highest point is the Roque de los Muchachos
Did you know...?
The main flora of the national park comprises a large forest of Canary Island Pine
The telescopes of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory are very important worldwide.
Part of the La Palma was declared Biosphere Reserve in 2002
Garajonay National Park
+info
Garajonay National park. 1981.
The highest point on the island is at 1,487 metres
Did you know...?
The park provides the best example of Canarian laurisilva.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.
Timanfaya National Park
+info
The highest point on park is only 103 metres.
Did you know...?
The parkland is entirely made up of volcanic soil
Part of the Lanzarote was declared Biosphere Reserve since 1993.
The statue "El Diablo" by César Manrique is its symbol
Thank You!!