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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 - Location| Coordinates: | 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 island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 850391 | | Population density: | 545 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Santa Lucía de Tirajana (OZO) |
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Naming - Location| Local 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 Bartolome | scattered clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 26 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 8.2 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
| | Winddirection: | North | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1020 mb
| | Humidity: | 44 %
| | Daylength at 17 October 2018: | 11 hour and 27 minutes | | Sunrise: | 09:04 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 20:30 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Gran Canaria
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly 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
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
Mapquest Gran Canaria
Loc.Alize.us Gran Canaria
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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