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| Official name : | Islas Canarias |
| Population: | 2,117,519 (2011) |
| Capital: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas |
| Currency: | EURO |
| Calling code: | +34 |
| ISO 3166 code: | ES-CN |
| Time zone: | WET (UTC) Summer DST: WEST (UTC+1) |
| Land area : | 7,493 sq km 2983 sq mi |
| Drives on the: | right |
| Roads | n/a |
| Railroads : | n/a |
| Airports : | 8 |
| Ports : | n/a |
| Pipelines : | n/a |
The Canary Islands also known as the Canaries are an archipelago and an autonomous community of Spain located in the eastern Atlantic Ocean about 100 km's from Morocco
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Islands
The main islands of the Canaries (from largest to smallest) are:
There are also several smaller islands:
Ground transport
Roads
Motorways
Railways
The only railways in the islands are those of the Tenerife Tram. The first line opened in 2007 in Tenerife, travelling between the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna. One more line is planned in Tenerife and one in Gran Canaria which will connect Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Maspalomas in the south.
Cars
Aviation
Aircraft registration used in the Canaries are the same as those ones used in Spain: EC-AAA to EC-ZZZ (regular registration), EC-001 to EC-999 (Test and delivery)
Airports
See also: List of airports in the Canary Islands
Airlines
See also: Airlines in the Canary Islands
Naval transport
Ports
See also Ports in the Canary Islands
Waterways
Merchant marine
Cable transport
On the island of Tenerife there is the Teleferico Teide cable car that goes up the Teide mountain to an altitude of about 3500 m (~11500 ft).
See also List of ropeways in the Canary Islands
Pipeline transport
Further reading
References
History
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