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Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa (pronounced[laɣɾaˈsjosa]; Spanish for "graceful") is a volcanicisland in the Canary Islands of Spain, located two kilometres (1+1⁄8 nautical miles) north of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Río. It was formed by the Canary hotspot. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park (Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo).[4][5] It is administered by the municipality of Teguise in the neighboring island of Lanzarote. In 2018 La Graciosa officially became the eighth Canary Island[6] with few real effects.[7] Before then, the island had the status of an islet, administratively dependent on the island of Lanzarote.
The population is about 700. Tourism is the main industry along with fishing. Every year, tourists flock to the island for its tempered climate and its sandy volcanic coasts. The island has a school, lyceum, post office, supermarkets, medical center, pharmacy, a Bankia bank branch,[8] port, beaches, bar-restaurants and a square. Because of the transportation cost, everyday shopping is more expensive than in the other islands.[7]
Streets and roads on La Graciosa are unpaved sand. Motor vehicles are strictly limited to a handful of licensed vehicles for special purposes. Access to the island is by a 25-minute ferry crossing from Órzola on Lanzarote to the harbour in the village. There is a campsite on the island situated on Playa del Salado at the western edge of Caleta del Sebo.
Geographical featuresedit
The island is extremely arid and entirely made up of bushes and dry soil. Its length is 8 km (5 mi) and the width is 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi), with an area of 29 km2 (11+1⁄4 sq mi). There are no natural water sources on the island; desalinated water has been piped directly from neighbouring Lanzarote since 2001. Water supply is at risk when the pipe gets broken.[7]
There are several isolated hills on the island, the tallest of which is Agujas Grandes, rising to 266 m (873 ft). The second-tallest is Agujas Chicas at 228 m (748 ft). Playa de la Cocina is a well known beach in the southwestern part of the island.
Panorama photo taken from Lanzarote showing La Graciosa
Referencesedit
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^"Estadística del Territorio" [Territory Statistics] (in Spanish). Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC). Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^"Longitud de costa de los islotes de Lanzarote" [Coastline length of the islets of Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^"Población de derecho de Teguise según unidad poblacional. Evolución (2000-2018)" [Legal population of Teguise by settlement. Evolution (2000-2018)] (in Spanish). Centro de Datos, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
^Boletín Oficial de Canarias, pages 9723 and 9865-7
^Morris, Hugh. "Nine fascinating facts about the newest Canary Island". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
^ abcFerrera, Toni (7 November 2022). "La Graciosa, la isla canaria que logró su 'independencia' hace cuatro años sin mucho éxito". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^"Bankia branch in CL THE TEGALA, 3 (Teguise)". bankia.es. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
R. Pott, J. Hüppe, W. Wildpret de la Torre, Die Kanarischen Inseln. Natur- und Kulturlandschaften, Ulmer Eugen Verlag, 2003, ISBN9783800132843
January 01, 1970
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La Graciosa redirects here For other uses see Graciosa disambiguation You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish May 2020 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es La Graciosa see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated es La Graciosa to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Graciosa Island or commonly La Graciosa pronounced la ɣɾaˈsjosa Spanish for graceful is a volcanic island in the Canary Islands of Spain located two kilometres 1 1 8 nautical miles north of Lanzarote across the Strait of El Rio It was formed by the Canary hotspot The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago and the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park Parque Natural del Archipielago Chinijo 4 5 It is administered by the municipality of Teguise in the neighboring island of Lanzarote In 2018 La Graciosa officially became the eighth Canary Island 6 with few real effects 7 Before then the island had the status of an islet administratively dependent on the island of Lanzarote La GraciosaLa Graciosa from Mirador Del RioLa GraciosaLocation with respect to LanzaroteShow map of LanzaroteLa GraciosaLa Graciosa Province of Las Palmas Show map of Province of Las PalmasLa GraciosaLa Graciosa Canary Islands Show map of Canary IslandsLa GraciosaLa Graciosa Spain Canary Islands Show map of Spain Canary IslandsGeographyLocationAtlantic OceanCoordinates29 15 00 N 13 30 29 W 29 250 N 13 508 W 29 250 13 508ArchipelagoChinijo Archipelago Canary IslandsArea29 05 km2 11 22 sq mi 1 Coastline30 395 km 18 8866 mi 2 Highest elevation266 m 873 ft Highest pointAgujas GrandesAdministration SpainAutonomous Community Canary IslandsProvinceLas PalmasMunicipalityTeguiseLargest settlementCaleta de Sebo pop 730 DemographicsPopulation734 2018 3 Pop density25 27 km2 65 45 sq mi LanguagesSpanish specifically Canarian SpanishAdditional informationTime zoneWET UTC 00 00 Summer DST WEST UTC 01 00 The only two settlements on the island are Caleta de Sebo in the southeastern part of the island and summer residence Casas de Pedro Barba the rest of the island is owned by the Government of Spain and is administered by the National Parks Autonomous Agency The population is about 700 Tourism is the main industry along with fishing Every year tourists flock to the island for its tempered climate and its sandy volcanic coasts The island has a school lyceum post office supermarkets medical center pharmacy a Bankia bank branch 8 port beaches bar restaurants and a square Because of the transportation cost everyday shopping is more expensive than in the other islands 7 Streets and roads on La Graciosa are unpaved sand Motor vehicles are strictly limited to a handful of licensed vehicles for special purposes Access to the island is by a 25 minute ferry crossing from orzola on Lanzarote to the harbour in the village There is a campsite on the island situated on Playa del Salado at the western edge of Caleta del Sebo Geographical features editThe island is extremely arid and entirely made up of bushes and dry soil Its length is 8 km 5 mi and the width is 4 km 2 1 2 mi with an area of 29 km2 11 1 4 sq mi There are no natural water sources on the island desalinated water has been piped directly from neighbouring Lanzarote since 2001 Water supply is at risk when the pipe gets broken 7 There are several isolated hills on the island the tallest of which is Agujas Grandes rising to 266 m 873 ft The second tallest is Agujas Chicas at 228 m 748 ft Playa de la Cocina is a well known beach in the southwestern part of the island nbsp Panorama photo taken from Lanzarote showing La GraciosaReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Graciosa nbsp Spain portal nbsp Islands portal Estadistica del Territorio Territory Statistics in Spanish Instituto Canario de Estadistica ISTAC Retrieved 2019 07 18 Longitud de costa de los islotes de Lanzarote Coastline length of the islets of Lanzarote in Spanish Centro de Datos Cabildo de Lanzarote Retrieved 2019 07 18 Poblacion de derecho de Teguise segun unidad poblacional Evolucion 2000 2018 Legal population of Teguise by settlement Evolution 2000 2018 in Spanish Centro de Datos Cabildo de Lanzarote Retrieved 2019 07 18 Protected Natural Areas Archived 2015 04 17 at the Wayback Machine Boletin Oficial de Canarias pages 9723 and 9865 7 Morris Hugh Nine fascinating facts about the newest Canary Island The Telegraph Retrieved 2019 11 21 a b c Ferrera Toni 7 November 2022 La Graciosa la isla canaria que logro su independencia hace cuatro anos sin mucho exito elDiario es in Spanish Retrieved 7 November 2022 Bankia branch in CL THE TEGALA 3 Teguise bankia es Retrieved 2019 07 20 R Pott J Huppe W Wildpret de la Torre Die Kanarischen Inseln Natur und Kulturlandschaften Ulmer Eugen Verlag 2003 ISBN 9783800132843 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graciosa Canary Islands amp oldid 1215518416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
