Alegranza
Sign in to saveAlegranza () is an uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands, and part of the Chinijo Archipelago. The island is part of the municipality of Teguise on Lanzarote.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Alegranza
- Islands.image_name
- Isla de Alegranza.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- An aerial view of Alegranza
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- Spain Province of Las Palmas#Canary Islands#Spain with Canary Islands
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- Location in the province of Las Palmas
- Islands.archipelago
- Chinijo Archipelago
- Islands.area_km2
- 10.202
- Islands.elevation_m
- 289
- Islands.country
- Spain
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Autonomous Community
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Canary Islands
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Las Palmas
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- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Teguise
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2013
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Alegranza () is an uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands, and part of the Chinijo Archipelago. The island is part of the municipality of Teguise on Lanzarote.
==Geographical overview== The area is 10.2 km². The island features a volcano with a crater of about 1.1 km in diameter and an altitude of 289 m. The second highest is Montaña de Lobos at 256 m and following La Rapagura. The northern portion is mainly flat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alegranza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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