Rescued killer whale starts new life in Spain
November 30, 2011
| AFP
A female killer whale captured in the North Sea began a new life in the Canary Islands on Wednesday after being flown over from The Netherlands, a Spanish zoo said. Morgan the...
Spanish island grows bugs to dye from
September 09, 2011
| AFP
It's a parasitic bug that's barely bigger than a flea, but the cochineal is trying to make a comeback in Spain's Canary Islands where it is cultivated for its crimson dye....
Volcanic threat to Spanish island eases
October 13, 2011
| AP
Volcano experts in Spain's Canary Islands say the threat of an eruption on Hierro island has eased after pressure in the area was reduced following an undersea event this week....
Tourists evacuated on Canaries for volcano threat
September 28, 2011
| AFP
Police evacuated 53 residents and tourists from houses at the foot of a volcano on Spain's Canary Islands after a recent series of earthquakes, authorities and witnesses said...
Canadian rescued when boat breaks up off Australia
August 02, 2011
| AP
A Canadian sailor whose yacht broke apart in rough seas off southwest Australia was rescued Tuesday and is in good health aboard a ship heading for the Canary Islands. Paul Lim,...
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The Canary Islands, also known as the Canaries, are a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union. The islands include (from largest to smallest): Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa, Alegranza, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Isla de Lobos. The Canary Islands are legally recognized as a nationality of Spain. The archipelago's beaches,...
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