Lanzarote

Lanzarote (, , , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.

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Lanzarote is a Spanish island located in the Canary Islands, positioned off the coast of North Africa and at a distance from mainland Spain. As the easternmost island in the Canary Islands archipelago, it serves as Spain's geographically furthest outpost in this Atlantic island group.

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Islands.name: Lanzarote
Islands.image_name: Lanzarote's Lunar-Like Landscape.jpg
Islands.image_size: 260
Islands.image_caption: Satellite view (October 2019)
Islands.map_image: File:Spain Canary Islands location map Lanzarote.svg
Islands.map_caption: Location in the Canary Islands
Islands.pushpin_map: Spain with Canary Islands
Islands.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Islands.archipelago: Canary Islands
Islands.area_km2: 845.94
Islands.coastline_km: 191
Islands.highest_mount: Peñas del Chache
Islands.elevation_m: 671
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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Wikidata facts

Population: 163467
Area: 791
Official website: www.cabildodelanzarote.com
Image: Lanzarote's Lunar-Like Landscape.jpg

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Commons category: Lanzarote
Commons gallery: Lanzarote
P11012: Zebrus zebrus
native label: Lanzarote
time of discovery or invention: 1312-00-00
P12749: Calcinato
P8168: Falémé River

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Lanzarote (, , , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.

Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 163,230 inhabitants at the beginning of 2024, it is the third most populous Canary Island, after Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Located in the centre-west of the island is Timanfaya National Park, one of its main attractions. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1993. The island's capital is Arrecife, which lies on the eastern coastline. It is the smaller main island of the Province of Las Palmas.