Gran Canaria

One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago

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Gran Canaria is one of the principal islands that make up the Canary Islands, an archipelago located off the coast of Spain. It is a significant geographic and population center in the Atlantic region.

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Instance of: tourist destination
Country: Spain
Located in: Las Palmas
Population: 863943
Area: 1560
Elevation: 1956
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Highest point: Pico de las Nieves
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Image: Gran Canaria wildfire (48590670831).jpg

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Commons category: Gran Canaria
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category of associated people: Category:People from Gran Canaria
native label: Gran Canaria
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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Gran Canaria ( UK: /ˌɡræn kəˈnɛəriə, -ˈnɑːr-/, US: /ˌɡrɑːn kəˈnɑːriə, -ˈnɛər-/; Spanish: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. As of 2023 the island had a population of 862,893 that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the largest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth-largest city of Spain.

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