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1. Canary Islands - Holidays in Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
January 17, 2007
The seven Canary Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the north coast of Africa. They have been formed as a result of volcanic activity, which happened thousands of years ago to produce the islands we see today. The canaries are geographically split into two provinces. The western most province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and includes Tenerife, La Palma, Hierro and La Gomera, while the eastern province of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria includes the islands Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.
All of the islands belong to Spain and as a result are part of the European Union... (read more)
Author: Steve Greenwood
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