Gran Canaria (UK: /ˌɡrænkəˈnɛəriə,-ˈnɑːr-/, US: /ˌɡrɑːnkəˈnɑːriə,-ˈnɛər-/;[2][3]Spanish pronunciation:[ɡɾaŋkaˈnaɾja]), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands,[4] an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa and is part of Spain. As of 2023[update] 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 biggest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth of Spain.
Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic Ocean in a region known as Macaronesia about 150 kilometres (93 mi) off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1,350 km (840 mi) from Europe.[5] With an area of 1,560 km2 (600 sq mi)[6] and an altitude of 1,956 m (6,417 ft) at Morro de la Agujereada, Gran Canaria is the third largest island of the archipelago in both area and altitude. Gran Canaria is also the third most populated island in Spain.[7]
^Population referred to the January 1, 2019 Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
^Roach, Peter (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2.
^Population referred to the January 1, 2018 Archived 31 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
^Situación y Clima. Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ISTAC: Estadísticas de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (Statistics for the Canaries) on gobiernodecanarias.org.
^"Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF). 29 December 2018.
GranCanaria (UK: /ˌɡræn kəˈnɛəriə, -ˈnɑːr-/, US: /ˌɡrɑːn kəˈnɑːriə, -ˈnɛər-/; Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja]), also Grand Canary Island, is the...
GranCanaria Airport (IATA: LPA, ICAO: GCLP) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de GranCanaria) is a passenger and freight airport on the island of GranCanaria. It...
Club Baloncesto GranCanaria – Claret, S.A.D., currently known as Dreamland GranCanaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in...
Estadio GranCanaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas...
Spanish: [las ˈpalmas]), officially Las Palmas de GranCanaria, is a Spanish city and capital of GranCanaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean...
islands are, from largest to smallest in area, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, GranCanaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The only other populated...
of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de GranCanaria, capital city of this province and of the island of GranCanaria, is the largest city in the Canary Islands...
Puerto Rico de GranCanaria is a holiday resort situated on the south-west coast of the Spanish island of GranCanaria. Temperatures in the winter remain...
de GranCanaria, also known as the ULPGC (Spanish Universidad de Las Palmas de GranCanaria) is a Spanish university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria...
GranCanaria Arena, originally known as Palacio Multiusos de GranCanaria, is an indoor sporting arena located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The...
or Las Palmas, is a professional football club based in Las Palmas de GranCanaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top division...
(GranCanaria). Mummification was not commonly practiced throughout the islands but was highly developed on Tenerife in particular. In GranCanaria there...
The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GranTeCan or GTC) is a 10.4 m (410 in) reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island...
la Conquista de Gran Canaria [Chronology and Synthesis of the Conquest of GranCanaria] (in Spanish). Las Palmas de GranCanaria: Bilenio Publicaciones...
morphometrics: evidence for a new robin taxon on GranCanaria?". In it they concluded that GranCanaria's robin diverged genetically from their European...
history. A bomb set off by the Canary Islands Independence Movement at GranCanaria Airport had caused many flights to be diverted to Los Rodeos, including...
way between Fuerteventura (29.8%), GranCanaria (28.9%) and Tenerife (26.1%); Nordic people mostly choose GranCanaria (58.7%) and Spaniards Tenerife (46%)...
Binter Canarias S.A. is the flag carrier of the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands, based on the grounds of GranCanaria Airport in Telde...
In 1994 it merged with the Sociedad Industrial Canaria (Sical) based in Las Palmas de GranCanaria, which traced its roots back to the La Tropical brewery...
The GranCanaria blue chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to GranCanaria in...
Plate. From east to west, the main islands are Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, GranCanaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro. There are also several...
la gran confluencia de izquierdas en Canarias". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). Las Palmas de GranCanaria. Retrieved 9 February 2023. "Podemos Canarias, IUC...
common on Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro, but more local on GranCanaria, and rare on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, where it has only recently...
The event has taken place in several venues, including 12 years on GranCanaria from 1992 to 2003. From 2004 to 2019, the event was held in major sporting...
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Club, GranCanaria". Gay Star News. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2019-04-04. Allen, Dan (2013-02-05). "Axel Set To Spin At Spain's Way Gay GranCanaria". www...
for GranCanaria (Spanish: Unidos por GranCanaria, UxGC) is a Canary Island-based political party founded by former People's Party leader in Gran Canaria...
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