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Sailing to Gran Canaria: SailingEurope Group
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island Gran Canaria
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Youtube Gran Canaria Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Gran Canaria
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Physical characteristics - LocationCoordinates: | long: -15.59357 lat : 27.95445 | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -15°35'36.8412 lat : 27°57'1.6002 | Surface area: | 1560 km2 (4.108 x Isle of Wight) | Length coastline: | 244 km | Average height: | 531 metre | Length island: | 50 km | Maximum width island (estimate): | 50 km | Name : | Vulkaan Pozo de las Nieves (1949 metre) | Orientation: | No maindirection-circular |
Demographic data islandHabited: | Yes | Number of inhabitants: | 850391 | Population density: | 545 inh/km2 | Important places (direction): | Santa Lucía de Tirajana (OZO) |
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Naming - LocationLocal native name: | Isla de Gran Canaria | Archipelago (island group): | Canary Islands | Neighboring islands (Island hopping): | 1) Tenerife 101.7 km NorthWest 2) Fuerteventura 163.3 km East 3) La Gomera 164.8 km WestNorthWest 4) Isla de Lobos 192 km East 5) Lanzarote 220.7 km EastNorthEast
| Country: | Spain | Location in Country: | Southwest | Name Comunidad autónoma: | Autonomous Community Canary Islands | Name Provincia: | Province Las Palmas | Main place: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Location Main place: | North-northeast | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | Distance to main land: | 223 km | Nearest Country: | Marocco | Type Rock outcrop: | vulcanic | island-Type: | island in sea | Remarks: | Densely populated round circular-shaped island |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Gran Canaria
The weather type in San Bartolomé de Tirajana | broken clouds |  | Current temperature: | 19 degrees Celcius
| Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | Wind: | 6.69 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
| Winddirection: | North | Atmospheric pressure: | 1026 mb
| Humidity: | 77 %
| Daylength at 22 January 2021: | 10 hour and 40 minutes | Sunrise: | 08:53 Europe/Amsterdam | Sunset: | 19:33 Europe/Amsterdam | Weather-page: Gran Canaria
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holidayDirectly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | Yes | International airport present : | No | Accessible by car: | No | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 4087 km | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
Booking.com
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping Hotel |
Hotel at Gran Canaria booking.com
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Hotel | Not known
| Holiday Home | | Bed & Breakfast | | accommodation-page | Gran Canaria
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Social media - Multimedia
Videos youtube Gran Canaria
Photos (Flickr) of the place Gran Canaria
Bings maps Gran Canaria
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Landuse Gran Canaria
Forest |
149.7 km2 |
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Nature |
862.6 km2 |
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Agriculture |
376.2 km2 |
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Wet nature |
0 km2 |
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Water |
3.7 km2 |
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Urban area |
110.3 km2 |
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Infrastructure |
8 km2 |
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Viticulture |
32.1 km2 |
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Rock outcrop |
17.5 km2 |
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