Canary Islands
Spanish archipelago and region in the Atlantic Ocean
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The Canary Islands, also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish region, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres west of Morocco and the Western Sahara. They are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of Spain. The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and are the most populous special territory of the European Union.
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'My misery, your paradise': The problem with tourism in the Canary IslandsA wave of demonstrations have swept the Canary Islands as locals protested against a tourism model they say has plundered the environment, priced them out of housing and forced them into precarious..Sky News - Published | |
Thousands of people in Canary Islands take to streets calling for limit to tourist numbersThousands of people have taken to the streets on the Canary Islands to protest against tourism and say the region is "not for sale".Sky News - Published | |
'End of the holiday': Tourists watch in horror as Tenerife wildfires force thousands to evacuateFor just a small moment on Friday, the Canarian authorities thought they had Tenerife's worst wildfire in over four decades under control.Sky News - Published | |
Three migrants rescued after stowing away on oil tanker rudder for 11 days The Spanish coastguard says it has rescued three migrants who stowed away on the rudder of a tanker that arrived in the Canary Islands this week.Sky News - Published | |
One migrant dead and 26 missing after dinghy capsizes off Canary IslandsOne migrant has died and 26 are missing after their dinghy capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands.Sky News - Published | |
Almost three tonnes of cocaine found in fuel tank of fishing boat in the Canary Islands Five people have been arrested after 2.9 tonnes of cocaine worth about €72m (£60m) was seized on a fishing boat in the Canary Islands.Sky News - Published | |
